Linux List

Linux List is an open source clone of Vernon D. Buerg's fine DOS-based List file viewer.

It is still fairly early in development, but is already useful (particularly as a hex editor.)

Main features

  • Displays full 8-bit CP437 glyphs (UTF8 console required), so that binary files look like they did under DOS.
  • Byte size is not limited to 8-bits. Viewing data as nine-bits per "byte" helps considerably when examining LZW-compressed data. Both big and little endian splitting is supported.
  • Hex view supports hex editing (via byte values and direct text entry)

Download

The first release is coming soon, but for the adventurous the code is available on GitHub.

Screenshots

  • Normal text view:

    Screenshot showing normal text view
  • Hex view with control characters visible:

    Screenshot showing hex view with control characters visible
  • Viewing LZW compressed data in 9-bits per byte - also note data is being edited:

    Screenshot showing 9-bits per byte (note the text is being edited)