hachoir-urwid is the most sexy user interface based on hachoir-parser to explore a binary file.

Download

• Download and install
• Hachoir-urwid on CheeseShop
• Browse source code online

Startup options

• --preload=10: Load 10 fields when loading a new field set
• --path="/header/bpp": Open the specified path and focus on the field
• --parser=PARSERID: Force a parser (and skip parser validation)

Usefull keys

Move:

• up/down: move up/down
• home: go to parent
• end: go to the last field of a field set
• left/right: horizontal scrolling

Setup display:

• h: most important option :-) switch between human display (default) and raw value
• v / d / s: show or hide field value / description / size
• a: switch between relative (default) and absolute address
• b: switch between address in decimal (default) and hexadecimal

Interaction:

• enter: on a field set, expand/collaspe the children
• space: parse a file/stream contained in the current field

Application:

• q: quit
• < / >: previous / next tab
• + / -: move separator vertically
• esc or CTRL+W: close current tab
• F1: display help

Help

Command line options: use --help option.

In hachoir-use, use F1 key to get help (keyboard keys).

Screenshot

Linux

Windows (using PDCurses)

TODO: Active tickets

#26

Idea: serialisation with hachoir-urwid (keep parse state when quitting)

#127

Hachoir is incompatible with urwid >= 0.9.8

#159

hachoir-urwid subfield doesn't work

See also

* hachoir-gtk, hachoir-http and hachoir-wx: other Hachoir user interfaces