Edit File

Edit File

 Action    name: EditFile

This command is available in the text version only.

Here is a built-in text editor in IDA. You may use it to edit small files.

 You can use the following keys in the file editor:

 Ctrl-Q F       Search                  Shift-<arrow>   Select
 Ctrl-L         Search Again            Ctrl-K B        Start Select
 Ctrl-Q A       Replace (no prompts)    Ctrl-K H        Hide Select
 Ctrl-U         Undo                    Ctrl-Ins        Copy
                                        Ctrl-Del        Clear
 Ctrl-Left      Word Left               Shift-Ins       Paste
 Ctrl-Right     Word Right              Shift-Del       Cut
 Ctrl-PgUp      Text Start
 Ctrl-PgDn      Text End                Ctrl-Y          Delete Line
                                        Ctrl-Q H        Delete Line Start
 Ctrl-O         Indent Mode             Ctrl-Q Y        Delete Line End
                                        Ctrl-T          Delete Word

When you close this window using 'WindowClose' command (hotkey @<WindowClose>), IDA will ask you to save the file if it was modified. No backup files will be created.

You can view files of arbitrary size using ViewFile command.