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+xxd creates a hex dump of a given file or standard input. It can also
+convert a hex dump back to its original binary form.
+
+xxd is a part of vim. This standalone version can be useful for users of
+neovim who want to remove the stock vim. This package is useless if vim
+is installed.
+
+Since xxd is a part of vim, xxd-standalone conflicts with the stock vim
+package. You should remove vim before installing xxd-standalone.
+
+If, by some reason, you have xxd-standalone installed simultaneously
+with vim and decide to remove vim, you may need to reinstall
+xxd-standalone.
+
+If you remove xxd-standalone, you'll need to reinstall vim.