New module datatype/binary.

lib/datatype/binary

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+################################################################################
+#                                         
+# |              |    |         |         
+# |---.,---.,---.|---.|    ,---.|--- ,---.
+# |   |,---|`---.|   ||    |---'|    `---.
+# `---'`---^`---'`   '`---'`---'`---'`---'
+#
+#                                        
+# Bashlets -- A modular extensible toolbox for Bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2014-8 Roberto Reale
+# 
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+# SOFTWARE.
+#
+################################################################################
+
+
+#@method
+function bashlets_datatype_binary_from_hex()
+{
+    # write hexadecimal values as binary stream
+
+    while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
+    do
+        printf "\x$1"
+        shift
+    done
+}
+
+# Local variables:
+# mode: shell-script
+# sh-basic-offset: 4
+# sh-indent-comment: t
+# indent-tabs-mode: nil
+# End:
+# ex: ts=4 sw=4 et filetype=sh