Re: hexl-mode vs. repeated lines

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> But does hexl-mode do that?
>> Not that I know.
> What if I want to edit one of the bytes on one of those identical
> lines?  "od" is read-only, so it's a good idea to hide identical
> lines, but hexl-mode lets me write as well as read, so it's good to at
> least have the option of seeing the whole file in full.

Of course.  I was thinking of something along the lines of
outline-minor-mode or hs-minor-mode.


        Stefan