> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of Kim Goldenberg
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 8:28 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: modifying a hex file?
> 

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> >   
> Look at patch(1) with the --binary option.
> 
> --binary
> Read and write all files in binary mode, except for standard output
> and /dev/tty. This option has no effect on POSIX-conforming sysb
> tems. On systems like DOS where this option makes a difference, the
> patch should be generated by diff -a --binary.
> 
> 
> Kim
> 
> -- 
> Kim Goldenberg

Thanks. I've only used patch for text files. Never realized that it had
a binary option! Told you I didn't know very much.

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