diff -uNr basez-1.6.2.orig/Makefile.src basez-1.6.2/Makefile.src
--- basez-1.6.2.orig/Makefile.src	2022-08-01 16:10:29.174151788 -0500
+++ basez-1.6.2/Makefile.src	2022-08-01 16:13:52.698816576 -0500
@@ -116,14 +116,13 @@
 
 BINLINKS=\
 base16 \
-hex \
 base32plain \
 base32hex \
 base64plain \
 base64url \
 base64mime \
 base64pem \
-$(B32CMD) $(B64CMD) $(UNHEXCMD)
+$(B32CMD) $(B64CMD) $(UNHEXCMD) $(HEXCMD)
 
 
 @IFNDEF@ INSTALL
@@ -227,9 +226,11 @@
              -e "s%_B32CMD_%$(B32CMD)%g" \
              -e "s%_B64CMD_%$(B64CMD)%g" \
              -e "s%_UNHEXCMD_%$(UNHEXCMD)%g" \
+             -e "s%_HEXCMD_%$(HEXCMD)%g" \
              -e "s%_B32_%$(B32)%g" \
              -e "s%_B64_%$(B64)%g" \
              -e "s%_UNHEX_%$(UNHEX)%g" \
+             -e "s%_HEX_%$(HEX)%g" \
              -e "s%_DEBFULLNAME_%$(DEBFULLNAME)%g" \
              -e "s%_DEBEMAIL_%$(DEBEMAIL)%g" \
              -e "s%_DEBDATE_%$(DEBDATE)%g" \
diff -uNr basez-1.6.2.orig/configure basez-1.6.2/configure
--- basez-1.6.2.orig/configure	2022-08-01 16:10:29.174151788 -0500
+++ basez-1.6.2/configure	2022-08-01 16:12:57.906830360 -0500
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
   echo "                       no base32 command"
   echo " --disable-unhex-command"
   echo "                       no unhex command"
+  echo " --disable-hex-command"
+  echo "                       no hex command"
   echo
   echo "Use full path names when providing arguments to the directory options."
   echo
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@
 CONFIG=configure.options
 C=$CONFIG.tmp
 
+HEX=1
 UNHEX=1
 B32=1
 B64=1
@@ -200,6 +203,7 @@
     --verbose)                VERBOSE="1"; shift;;
     --debug)                  DEBUG="1"; shift;;
     --disable-unhex-command)  UNHEX=; shift;;
+    --disable-hex-command)    HEX=; shift;;
     --disable-base32-command) B32=; shift;;
     --disable-base64-command) B64=; shift;;
     --enable-*)               shift;;
@@ -394,6 +398,8 @@
      echo HAS_FSEEKO = ${HAS_FSEEKO:-"0"} >> $C
      echo ${UNHEX:+"UNHEXCMD = unhex"} >> $C
      echo UNHEX = ${UNHEX:-"0"} >> $C
+     echo ${HEX:+"HEXCMD = hex"} >> $C
+     echo HEX = ${HEX:-"0"} >> $C
      echo ${B32:+"B32CMD = base32"} >> $C
      echo ${B64:+"B64CMD = base64"} >> $C
      echo B32 = ${B32:-"0"} >> $C