Reloc

Replace strings in binary executables and data files.

System Requirements

• gcc
• or clang
• or Microsoft Visual Studio (cl.exe)
• >=cmake-2.18.11

Installing

Linux / MacOS

$ git clone https://github.com/jhunkeler/reloc
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/some/place -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
$ make install

Windows

> git clone https://github.com/jhunkeler/reloc
> cd reloc
> mkdir build
> cd build
> cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=c:\some\place -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
> cmake --build . --target INSTALL

Usage

usage: reloc [-hV] <str1> <str2> <input_file> [output_file]

Options:
--help    (-h) - Display this help message and exit
--version (-V) - Display version and exit

Positional arguments:
str1           - Search string
str2           - Replacement string
input_file     - Input file name
output_file    - Output file name

Example:
reloc /original/string /new/string input.bin output.bin

Showcase

Before

$ xxd -u -g1 test.dat
00000000: DE AD BE EF 2F 5F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39  ..../_0123456789
00000010: 5F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 5F 30 31 32 33  _0123456789_0123
00000020: 34 35 36 37 38 39 5F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38  456789_012345678
00000030: 39 5F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 5F 30 31 32  9_0123456789_012
00000040: 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 5F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37  3456789_01234567
00000050: 38 39 5F 2F 74 65 73 74 00 52 41 4E 44 4F 4D 20  89_/test.RANDOM
00000060: 44 41 54 41 20 54 48 41 54 20 43 41 4E 4E 4F 54  DATA THAT CANNOT
00000070: 20 42 45 20 4D 4F 56 45 44 00 FE CE FA CE 2F 5F   BE MOVED...../_
00000080: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 5F 30 31 32 33 34  0123456789_01234
00000090: 35 36 37 38 39 5F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39  56789_0123456789
000000a0: 5F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 5F 30 31 32 33  _0123456789_0123
000000b0: 34 35 36 37 38 39 5F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38  456789_012345678
000000c0: 39 5F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 5F 2F 73 75  9_0123456789_/su
000000d0: 66 66 69 78 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF        ffix..........

During

$ reloc \
    /_0123456789_0123456789_0123456789_0123456789_0123456789_0123456789_0123456789_ \
    /tmp/_installed \
    test.dat \
    output.dat

After

xxd -u -g1 output.dat
00000000: DE AD BE EF 2F 74 6D 70 2F 5F 69 6E 73 74 61 6C  ..../tmp/_instal
00000010: 6C 65 64 2F 74 65 73 74 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  led/test........
00000020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
00000030: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
00000040: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
00000050: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 52 41 4E 44 4F 4D 20  .........RANDOM
00000060: 44 41 54 41 20 54 48 41 54 20 43 41 4E 4E 4F 54  DATA THAT CANNOT
00000070: 20 42 45 20 4D 4F 56 45 44 00 FE CE FA CE 2F 74   BE MOVED...../t
00000080: 6D 70 2F 5F 69 6E 73 74 61 6C 6C 65 64 2F 73 75  mp/_installed/su
00000090: 66 66 69 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ffix............
000000a0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
000000b0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
000000c0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
000000d0: 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF        ..............