HexPatch

HexPatch is a binary patcher and editor with terminal user interface (TUI), it's capable of disassembling instructions and assembling patches. It supports a variety of architectures and file formats. Also, it can edit remote files via SSH.

Take a look at GitHub Pages for more information and some screenshots.

Installation

Using cargo

If you already have the requirements installed, you only need to run the following command:

cargo install hex-patch

Requirements

• CMake
• Python
• MSVC on Windows
• GCC on Linux
• Xcode Command Line Tools on macOS
• Rust

Using your package manager

NetBSD

On NetBSD, a package is available from the official repositories. To install it, simply run:

pkgin install hexpatch

Build from source on NetBSD

If you prefer to build from source:

cd /usr/pkgsrc/devel/hexpatch
make install

Arch Linux

On Arch Linux, a package is available from the official repositories:

pacman -S hexpatch

X-CMD

If you are a user of x-cmd, you can run:

x install hexpatch

Building from source with cargo

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Etto48/HexPatch.git
cd HexPatch

Build and install

cargo install --path .

SSH connection

In order to connect via SSH, you can use the following command:

hex-patch --ssh <user>@<host>[:<port>] [--password <password>] [additional arguments]

If you don't specify a password, the client must be set up with keypair authentication and you must have a key in your ~/.ssh directory.

Keys are searched in the following order:

• id_rsa
• id_ed25519
• id_ecdsa
• id_dsa

The first key found will be used.

Supported file formats and architectures

The following file formats are supported by default:

• Coff
• CoffBig
• Elf32
• Elf64
• MachO32
• MachO64
• Pe32
• Pe64
• Xcoff32
• Xcoff64

Other file formats can be added with plugins.

The following architectures are supported:

• Aarch64
• Aarch64_Ilp32
• Arm
• I386
• X86_64
• X86_64_X32
• Mips
• Mips64
• PowerPc
• PowerPc64
• Riscv32
• Riscv64
• S390x
• Sparc64

Settings

Read the settings documentation for more information.

Internationalization

HexPatch supports translations, which can be set in the settings file. See the internationalization documentation for a list of available locales and how to add a new one. You can set the locale with the key app.locale in the settings file. See the settings documentation for more information.

Plugins

HexPatch supports plugins written in Lua. Plugins must be placed in the plugins directory in hex-patch's configuration directory. A different plugins directory can be specified with the --plugins flag.

You can find more information about the Plugin Lua API here.

Known issues

• Some key combinations may not work as expected, notably SHIFT + ENTER on VSCode terminal. Please refer to this issue for more information. Unfortunately, this behavior is out of my control.

Special thanks

Thanks to @Lorenzinco for the instruction highlighting.

Thanks to all the translators for their contributions to the internationalization of HexPatch.