Concatenate binary file

iftiuk · 07-14-2004, 05:22 PM

Gurus,

How can I concatenate one binary file "One" into "Another" using cat command. Besides cat is there a better way?

Ifti

jschiwal · 07-14-2004, 06:57 PM

What type of binary file are you refering to. If for example you have downloaded a video file that is split into numbered parts (e.g. vid.mpg.01 vid.mpg.02 ... vid.mpg.12), then use cat with wild cards:
cat vid.mpg.??? >vid.mpg
or
cat vid.mpg.[[:digit:]][[:digit:]][[:digit:]] >vid.mpg
will assemble the parts in the correct order.

iftiuk · 07-15-2004, 09:21 AM

Thanks it worked for me

jfsalvarado · 05-13-2005, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jschiwal
What type of binary file are you refering to. If for example you have downloaded a video file that is split into numbered parts (e.g. vid.mpg.01 vid.mpg.02 ... vid.mpg.12), then use cat with wild cards:
cat vid.mpg.??? >vid.mpg
or
cat vid.mpg.[[:digit:]][[:digit:]][[:digit:]] >vid.mpg
will assemble the parts in the correct order.

it does not work with archives WAV?

you could help me?

iftiuk · 05-13-2005, 05:13 PM

Unfortunately no. I just used this command only once and that was it.

jschiwal · 05-13-2005, 07:52 PM

You need to give us more information on the file-names and what type of archives they are. Some windows programs will add a .000 file. This file is not part of the original, so move it out of the present directory before using cat.
ls
file.wmv.000 file.wmv.001 file.wmv.002 file.wmv.003
rm file.wmv.000
cat file.wmv.[[:digit:]][[:digit:]][[:digit:]] >file.wmv

iftiuk · 05-16-2005, 09:11 AM

You may get some answers at
http://www.linuxpakistan.net/forum/v...&unwatch=topic
too