$ xxd -ps -c 256 a
xxd: a: No such file or directory
$ pxxd -ps -c 256 a
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "pxxd", line 56, in <module>
xxd = HexDumper(args)
File "hex_dumper.py", line 448, in __init__
raise RuntimeError(f"{self.pname}: {self.infile}: No such file or directory")
RuntimeError: pxxd: a: No such file or directory
saspeh@u25nv:~$
Example: