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1*8e3beef5Swiz.\"	$NetBSD: binpatch.8,v 1.7 2001/11/26 00:06:40 wiz Exp $
26e765885Schopps.\"
36e765885Schopps.\" Copyright (c) 1994 Christian E. Hopps
46e765885Schopps.\" All rights reserved.
56e765885Schopps.\"
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86e765885Schopps.\" are met:
96e765885Schopps.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
106e765885Schopps.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
116e765885Schopps.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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136e765885Schopps.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
146e765885Schopps.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
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166e765885Schopps.\"      This product includes software developed by Christian E. Hopps.
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186e765885Schopps.\"    derived from this software without specific prior written permission
196e765885Schopps.\"
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316e765885Schopps.Dd February 2, 1994
32faab20a3Schopps.Dt BINPATCH 8 amiga
33faab20a3Schopps.Os
346e765885Schopps.Sh NAME
356e765885Schopps.Nm binpatch
3682d7115cSenami.Nd "examine and or modify initialized data in a binary file"
376e765885Schopps.Sh SYNOPSIS
386e765885Schopps.Nm binpatch
396e765885Schopps.Op Fl b | Fl w | Fl l
406e765885Schopps.Op Fl o Ar offset
416e765885Schopps.Fl s Ar symname
426e765885Schopps.Op Fl r Ar value
436e765885Schopps.Ar binfile
446e765885Schopps.Nm binpatch
456e765885Schopps.Op Fl b | Fl w | Fl l
466e765885Schopps.Op Fl o Ar offset
476e765885Schopps.Fl a Ar addr
486e765885Schopps.Op Fl r Ar value
496e765885Schopps.Ar binfile
506e765885Schopps.Sh DESCRIPTION
51*8e3beef5Swiz.Nm
526e765885Schoppsis used to modify or examine the data associated with a symbol in a binary
536e765885Schoppsfile
546e765885Schopps.Ar binfile .
556e765885SchoppsThe flags
566e765885Schopps.Fl b ,
576e765885Schopps.Fl w
586e765885Schoppsand
596e765885Schopps.Fl l
606e765885Schoppsspecify the size of the data to be modified or examined
616e765885Schopps(byte, word and long respectively.)  The
626e765885Schopps.Ar binfile
636e765885Schoppsis scanned in search of the symbol
646e765885Schopps.Ar symname
656e765885Schopps(specified with the
666e765885Schopps.Fl s
676e765885Schoppsflag)
686e765885SchoppsIf the symbol is found the current data and address are printed.  Next if the
696e765885Schopps.Fl r
706e765885Schoppsflag has been given, the current data is replaced with that of
716e765885Schopps.Ar value .
726e765885Schopps.Pp
736e765885SchoppsIf the second form is used the address
746e765885Schopps.Ar addr
756e765885Schoppsspecified with the
766e765885Schopps.Fl a
776e765885Schoppsflag is used as a direct address into the data section of the binary and
786e765885Schoppsno symbol search is performed.
796e765885Schopps.Pp
806e765885SchoppsThe
816e765885Schopps.Fl o
82*8e3beef5Swizflag specifies an offset in byte, word or long
83*8e3beef5Swiz.Fl ( b ,
84*8e3beef5Swiz.Fl w ,
856e765885Schoppsor
86*8e3beef5Swiz.Fl l )
87*8e3beef5Swizunits from the given locator
88*8e3beef5Swiz.Fl ( s
896e765885Schoppsor
90*8e3beef5Swiz.Fl a )
91*8e3beef5Swizfor
92*8e3beef5Swiz.Nm
93*8e3beef5Swizto perform its described actions.
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