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31.Dd February 2, 1994
32.Dt BINPATCH 8 amiga
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm binpatch
36.Nd "examine and or modify initialized data in a binary file"
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Nm binpatch
39.Op Fl b | Fl w | Fl l
40.Op Fl o Ar offset
41.Fl s Ar symname
42.Op Fl r Ar value
43.Ar binfile
44.Nm binpatch
45.Op Fl b | Fl w | Fl l
46.Op Fl o Ar offset
47.Fl a Ar addr
48.Op Fl r Ar value
49.Ar binfile
50.Sh DESCRIPTION
51.Nm
52is used to modify or examine the data associated with a symbol in a binary
53file
54.Ar binfile .
55The flags
56.Fl b ,
57.Fl w
58and
59.Fl l
60specify the size of the data to be modified or examined
61(byte, word and long respectively.)  The
62.Ar binfile
63is scanned in search of the symbol
64.Ar symname
65(specified with the
66.Fl s
67flag)
68If the symbol is found the current data and address are printed.  Next if the
69.Fl r
70flag has been given, the current data is replaced with that of
71.Ar value .
72.Pp
73If the second form is used the address
74.Ar addr
75specified with the
76.Fl a
77flag is used as a direct address into the data section of the binary and
78no symbol search is performed.
79.Pp
80The
81.Fl o
82flag specifies an offset in byte, word or long
83.Fl ( b ,
84.Fl w ,
85or
86.Fl l )
87units from the given locator
88.Fl ( s
89or
90.Fl a )
91for
92.Nm
93to perform its described actions.
94