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Convert bytes to source code

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bin2src takes an input stream of bytes and converts that into source code. That source code version of the input can then be easily embedded into your project with Copy+Paste.

Usage

Read bytes from STDIN and write them to STDOUT:

 $ echo "hello" | bin2src
 \x68\x65\x6c\x6c\x6f\x0a

Note that there is no need to convert your input bytes to a plain text encoding:

 $ head -c 10 /dev/urandom | bin2src 
 \x30\xc7\x18\x67\x5b\xc3\x7b\x7d\x12\xcd

The primary purpose of bin2src is to facilitate embedding binary blobs into software source code.

To specify an output format, use the -f option ("f" for format):

 $ head -c 10 /dev/urandom | bin2src -f python
 DATA = """\x22\x82\x2d\xd4\xb8\x8c\x36\xb4\x35\x21"""

If you would like to change the variable name, use the -a option ("a" is a common mathematical variable):

 $ head -c 10 /dev/urandom | bin2src -f python -a RAND_BYTES
 RAND_BYTES = """\xf5\xde\x5e\xdc\x66\xeb\x89\x24\x13\xd5"""

Other options are available. See the full list by running bin2src --help.

Supported output formats

  • plaintext (default)
  • go
  • rust
  • python

Details for bin2src

License
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Last updated
  • 10 April 2019 - latest/stable
  • 10 April 2019 - latest/edge

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