[C] Code in Binary

[jakash3]

With this tool, you will be able to code a program using pure binary. Save the ascii 1's and 0's in a text file and this program will take every 8 characters, convert the value to a byte, and output it to the specified file. Example usage:

I have this text file called hello.bin:


10110100 00001001
10111010 00001001 00000001
11001101 00100001
11001101 00100000
01101000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 00100100
Which translates to this in assembly:


mov ah,09
mov dx,0109
int 21
int 20
db "hello$"
Just run the following command:


./bincode hello.com hello.bin
Now you can run hello.com in dosbox and watch the magic happen.
Of course, you can also use it to write PE executables, ELF, images, text files, anything.

bincode.c


#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

void help(char* fname) {
printf(
"Code programs in binary - by Jakash3\n"
"Usage: %s outfile infile"
"Notes:\n"
" infile = Text file containing ascii 1's and 0's.\n"
" 8 bits per byte, all other characters\n"
" and whitespace ignored.\n"
" outfile = Name of program to create and write to.\n",
fname
);
exit(1);
}

int main(int argc, char** argv) {
if (argc!=3) help(argv[0]);
FILE *dst, *src;
dst = fopen(argv[1],"wb");
if (!dst) { printf("Could not create or truncate %s\nQuitting...",argv[1]); return 1;}
src = fopen(argv[2],"r");
if (!src) { printf("Could not open %s\nQuitting...",argv[2]); return 1;}
char c, byte=0;
int i=0, count=0;
while (!feof(src)) {
if (i==8) { fwrite(&byte,1,1,dst); byte=0; i=0; count++; }
fread(&c,1,1,src);
switch (c) {
case '1':
byte |= ((c=='1') << (7-i));
case '0':
i++;
}
}
fclose(src);
if (!fclose(dst))
printf("Wrote %d bytes to %s\n",count,argv[1]);
return 0;
}

[worksofcraft]

With this tool, you will be able to code a program using pure binary.

Lol

While I can empathize with your enthusiasm, IMO serve better purpose if you make this part of an MIX emulator to accompany Knuth's "The Art of Computer Programming" series ISBN 0-201-03809-9 etc...