Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] How to copy text from hex editor

[Mick]

On Sunday 28 November 2010 09:44:16 meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
> Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> [10-11-28 10:32]:
> > This may be simple, but I don't know how to do it:
> >
> > I have opened a file I captured with tcpflow using hexdump and also tried
> > okteta.  With either applications I can select the plain text, but
> > corresponding hexadecimal characters are also selected at the same time.
> >
> > Is there a way of copying and pasting the plain text portion of the file
> > content only, or are there some clever incantations that hexdump will
> > take to only show the plain text portion of the file?
>
> Hi Mick,
>
> suppose you have a file containing everything of the capture....
>
> You can cut off everything you dont want with the tool "cut" (-> man
> cut) or the parts you want.
>
> Another way is to read everything with the ascii editor "vim" and
> use the visual mode for what cut was used in the previous example.
>
> Sorry for not giving examples...I dont know the exact format of the
> capture you are talking about...

Doh!  It seems that rview and less show just the text!  I don't know why I 
didn't try them first.  LOL!

> Have a nice sunday!

You too, thanks!
-- 
Regards,
Mick