[ale] tool to repair a binary file given a diff between hex dumps of the original and the altered

[JK]

Jerry Yu wrote:
> what tool can I suggest a remote Windows admin to use to 'repair' his 
> binary file given the hex diff below.
> Of course, if this 'repair' is too hairy, I'd go down the 
> retransmission route (expensive).

emacs:  Esc-x hexl-mode lets you edit the raw bytes of a file.

Admittedly not for the timid.

-- JK
>
> diff meta.od-x tpp.od-x
> 24,25c24,26
> < 0000560 6b92 d311 01fb f7be 402c c959 a125 0ac4
> < 0000600
> ---
> > 0000560 6b92 d311 01fb f7be 402c c959 a125 0d0a
> > 0000600 c400
> > 0000601
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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