OT-ish - converting hex output to binary on a Unix platform

From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre_at_floodgap.com>
Date: Fri Jul 30 09:08:19 2004

> > I have a few files in hex format (actually ROM dumps) and want to
> > convert them to binary. Sort of the reverse of the hexdump utility. I'm
> > not aware of a standard (and probably on-topic!) Unix util to do this,

> awk(1) is your friend.

I'd pick perl(1) myself ... this is standard on just about all modern Un*ces
of any flavour.

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