actx decode

actx decode

Decode a binary CTX-B (CTX Binary) file back into its original human-readable CTX syntax string.

Usage

actx decode [file]
actx decode context.ctxb
cat context.ctxb | actx decode

Arguments

Argument	Required	Description
file	No	Path to a .ctxb binary file. If omitted, reads from stdin.

Description

CTX-B is the binary-encoded wire format of CTX statements, designed for compact storage and fast IPC transport. This command reverses the encoding, printing the raw CTX string to stdout.

If no file argument is provided, the command reads binary data from stdin, allowing it to be piped from other tools.

Example

$ actx decode .context/objects/abc123.ctxb
+m "project_status" #planning "Phase 23 complete"

See Also

• actx verify — verify signatures and CAS integrity
• actx query — execute a CTX query