Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:39:35 -0800 (PST) From: Chris England <cengland@obscurity.org> To: "System Admin." <pe@student.lssu.edu> Cc: UNIX-WIZ Mailing list <UNIX-WIZ@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: read binary file Message-ID: <Pine.BSO.4.10.9911232338370.5507-100000@obscurity.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.05.9911230030360.13184-100000@student.lssu.edu>
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On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, System Admin. wrote:
> Hi all,
> How can I view a large binary file (25MB)? or convert it to txt so
> I can see the content of that binary file?
>
> TIA
>
> pe'
>
I suppose you could use strings;
NAME
strings - print the strings of printable characters in
files
man stings for more info.
-Chris England
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