rrthomas / 0xc

Easy base conversion in emacs

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.

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 is a hexadecimal literal
• 0b is a binary literal
• 0t is a ternary literal
• 0d is a decimal literal
• 0o is an octal literal

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+