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Command for hexadecimal file DUMP?

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The Question is:

 
How can I get a hex dump of a file in VMS? I trying to debug a print problem
 and I need to see if a file has vertical tabs in it.
 
Thanks,
 
Doug


The Answer is :

$HELP DUMP
 
DUMP
 
     Displays the contents of a file, a directory, a disk volume, a
     magnetic tape volume, or a CD-ROM volume in decimal, hexadecimal,
     octal format, ASCII, or formatted data structures. This command
     can be used to generate process dumps.
 
     Format
 
       DUMP  filespec [,...]

answer written or last revised on ( 20-MAY-2004 )

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