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Easy base conversion in emacs

GPLv3 MELPA Build Status Coverage

0xc

(Pronounced "hex convert")

Base conversion made easy in emacs

Features

  • Base conversion!
  • Intelligent base inference
  • Replace-at-point methods
  • Simple representation of bases up to 36

Installation & Setup

0xc is avilable on Melpa. After installing with M-x package-install <RET> 0xc <RET>, all functions should be available.

Functions

  • 0xc-convert - Simple string-to-string base conversion. Accepts prefix options and allows interactive use.
  • 0xc-convert-point - Replace the number at point with a converted representation.
  • 0xc-live-convert - Open a new window and show various interpretations and conversions for a number as you type it.

Base Hinting

A number literal's base can be roughly determined via heuristics, but you can use the following hints to ensure 0xc gets it right:

  • 0x and 'h are hexadecimal literals
  • 0b and 'b are binary literals
  • 0t is a ternary literal
  • 0d and 'd are decimal literals
  • 0o and 'o are octal literals

Alternatively, you can prefix a base-n number with n:. 0xc will automatically remove any of these base hints when converting

Future

More tests are next. If you feel like beating me to it, open a pull request.

License

GPLv3+