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gistfile1.txt
$ echo hello | hexdump -v -e "\"\\x\" 1/1 \"%02X\""
x68x65x6Cx6Cx6Fx0A
$ echo hello | hexdump -v -e "\"\\\\x\" 1/1 \"%02X\""
\\68\\65\\6C\\6C\\6F\\0A
expected: \x68\x65\x6C\x6C\x6F\x0A
$ echo hello | hexdump -v -e "1/1 \"\\x%02X\""
hexdump: %A: bad conversion character
$ echo hello | hexdump -v -e "1/1 \"\\\\x%02X\""
hexdump: %A: bad conversion character
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Filed #776096 against Debian.

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