Hi all... I got a couple of files that seem to be zip'ed. When I look at them the first line states "(This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0)". What should I do with this? Thanks! JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ BayerWulf Linux System # 129656 The Recycled Beowulf Project Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts to recycle into a Linux super computer
Im fairly sure that binhex is the mac compression format Try this program, should be able to uncompress it: http://freshmeat.net/projects/pkzipforlinux/?topic_id=42 Ewan On Wed, 2002-07-10 at 19:22, Jim Hatridge wrote:
Hi all...
I got a couple of files that seem to be zip'ed. When I look at them the first line states "(This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0)". What should I do with this?
Thanks!
JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ BayerWulf Linux System # 129656 The Recycled Beowulf Project Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts to recycle into a Linux super computer
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On Wednesday 10 July 2002 13:48, Ewan Leith wrote:
Im fairly sure that binhex is the mac compression format
It's really not compression at all. BINHEX is like uuencoding. It translates a binary file into a text file. In many cases, .hqx files are compressed as STUFFIT (.sit) files. -- JAY VOLLMER JVOLLMER@VISI.COM TEXT REFS DOUBLEPLUSUNGOOD SELFTHINK VERGING CRIMETHINK IGNORE FULLWISE
* Jim Hatridge (James.Hatridge@epost.de) [020710 11:40]:
I got a couple of files that seem to be zip'ed. When I look at them the first line states "(This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0)". What should I do with this?
Those Mac OS people...if you install the netatalk package you'll have a utility called 'unhex' which should should be able to convert this back into its real format. After running unhex on it /usr/bin/file should be able to tell you what it is. -- -ckm
HI Christopher et al... On Wednesday 10 July 2002 20:49, Christopher Mahmood wrote:
* Jim Hatridge (James.Hatridge@epost.de) [020710 11:40]:
I got a couple of files that seem to be zip'ed. When I look at them the first line states "(This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0)". What should I do with this?
Those Mac OS people...if you install the netatalk package you'll have a utility called 'unhex' which should should be able to convert this back into its real format. After running unhex on it /usr/bin/file should be able to tell you what it is.
OK, I installed the package and got this: hatridge@Tenn:~ > unhex pic1 bash: unhex: command not found hatridge@Tenn:~ > megatron pic1 pic1: File exists I hate feeling dumb, but what the hell is wrong? How do I use this command? The man page is useless. Thanks JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ BayerWulf Linux System # 129656 The Recycled Beowulf Project Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts to recycle into a Linux super computer
* Jim Hatridge (James.Hatridge@epost.de) [020711 09:10]:
OK, I installed the package and got this:
hatridge@Tenn:~ > unhex pic1 bash: unhex: command not found hatridge@Tenn:~ > megatron pic1 pic1: File exists
I hate feeling dumb, but what the hell is wrong? How do I use this command? The man page is useless.
unhex is just a symlink to megatron. Anyway, I think it did what you wanted. Did it create a new file? If the encoded filename is the same as the sourcefile I think it overwrites it. What does 'file sourcefile' say? -- -ckm
On Thursday 11 July 2002 19:40, Christopher Mahmood wrote:
unhex is just a symlink to megatron. Anyway, I think it did what you wanted. Did it create a new file? If the encoded filename is the same as the sourcefile I think it overwrites it. What does 'file sourcefile' say?
file gave me this: hatridge@Tenn:~ > file pic1 pic1: ASCII text I then took another file that I've not done anything to (ie unhex etc) and got the same reply from file. hatridge@Tenn:~ > file pic2 pic2: ASCII text What do you all think? Thanks JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ BayerWulf Linux System # 129656 The Recycled Beowulf Project Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts to recycle into a Linux super computer
* Jim Hatridge (James.Hatridge@epost.de) [020712 09:19]:
file gave me this:
hatridge@Tenn:~ > file pic1 pic1: ASCII text
OK, so the person sent you text?
I then took another file that I've not done anything to (ie unhex etc) and got the same reply from file.
hatridge@Tenn:~ > file pic2 pic2: ASCII text
What do you all think?
That pic2 is text. I'm not sure where this is going... -- -ckm
Hi Christopher et al... On Friday 12 July 2002 19:39, Christopher Mahmood wrote:
That pic2 is text. I'm not sure where this is going...
Oh well, I give up. I'm going to shitcan the stuff. Thanks for your help- JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ BayerWulf Linux System # 129656 The Recycled Beowulf Project Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts to recycle into a Linux super computer
On Wed. Jul. 10, 2002 at 20:22:17 +0200 GMT, Jim Hatridge
I got a couple of files that seem to be zip'ed. When I look at them the first line states "(This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0)". What should I do with this?
Try macutils. It can deal with all sorts of MAC files. You can find a copy at: http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=macutils Charles -- "Nature abhors a Vacuum" -- Brian Behlendorf on OSS (Open Sources, 1999 O'Reilly and Associates)
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