From c0e5443d2694b79518b08ab9ad1c75565ee6e462 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anton Kochkov Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 13:21:22 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Improve README formatting --- README.md | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------- 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 727e943..6e578ef 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ -IDAPython -========= -### Python plugin for Interactive Disassembler +# IDAPython +## Python plugin for Interactive Disassembler IDAPython is an IDA plugin which makes it possible to write scripts for IDA in the Python programming language. IDAPython provides full @@ -8,16 +7,12 @@ access to both the IDA API and any installed Python module. Check the scripts in the examples directory to get an quick glimpse. - -Availability ------------- +## Availability Latest stable versions of IDAPython are available from https://github.com/idapython/src - -Resources ---------- +## Resources The full function cross-reference is readable online at http://www.hex-rays.com/idapro/idapython_docs/ @@ -25,82 +20,83 @@ The full function cross-reference is readable online at Mailing list for the project is hosted by Google Groups at http://groups.google.com/group/idapython - -Installation from binaries --------------------------- +## Installation from binaries 1. Install 2.6 or 2.7 from http://www.python.org/ -2. Copy the whole "python" directory to %IDADIR% -3. Copy the contents of the "plugins" directory to the %IDADIR%\plugins\ -4. Copy "python.cfg" to %IDADIR%\cfg +2. Copy the whole "python" directory to `%IDADIR%` +3. Copy the contents of the "plugins" directory to the `%IDADIR%\plugins\` +4. Copy "python.cfg" to `%IDADIR%\cfg` - -Usage ------ +## Usage - Run script: File / Script file (Alt-F7) - Execute Python statement(s) (Ctrl-F3) - Run previously executed script again: View / Recent Scripts (Alt+F9) - -* Batch mode execution: +### Batch mode execution: Start IDA with the following command line options: - +``` -A -OIDAPython:yourscript.py file_to_work_on + ``` or +``` -Syourscript.py +``` or +``` -S"yourscript.py arg1 arg2 arg3" +``` (Please see http://www.hexblog.com/?p=128) If you want fully unattended execution mode, make sure your script -exits with a qexit() call. +exits with a `qexit()` call. By default scripts run after the database is opened. Extended option format is: - +``` -OIDAPython:[N;]script.py - +``` Where N can be: 0: run script after opening database (default) 1: run script when UI is ready 2: run script immediately on plugin load (shortly after IDA starts and before processor modules and loaders) -* User init file +### User init file You can place your custom settings to a file called 'idapythonrc.py' that should be placed to - +```sh ${HOME}/.idapro/ - +``` or - +```cmd %AppData%\Hex-Rays\IDA Pro - +``` The user init file is read and executed at the end of the init process. Please note that IDAPython can be configured with "python.cfg" file. -* Invoking Python from IDC +### Invoking Python from IDC -The IDAPython plugin exposes a new IDC function "RunPythonStatement(string idc_code)" that allows execution +The IDAPython plugin exposes a new IDC function `RunPythonStatement(string idc_code)` that allows execution of Python code from IDC -* Invoking IDC from Python +### Invoking IDC from Python -It is possible to use the idc.eval() to evaluate IDC expressions from Python +It is possible to use the `idc.eval()` to evaluate IDC expressions from Python -* Making Python the default language +### Making Python the default language By default, IDA will use IDC to evaluate expressions. It is possible to change the default language to use Python instead of IDC. In order to do that, please use the following IDC code: - +```c load_and_run_plugin("python", 3) - +``` To disable Python language and revert back to IDC: +```c load_and_run_plugin("python", 4) - +```