[SLE] BinHex ?

[Jim Hatridge]

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
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[Christopher Mahmood]

Post by 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?

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.

[Jim Hatridge]

HI Christopher et al...

Post by Christopher Mahmood

Post by 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?

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:

***@Tenn:~ > unhex pic1
bash: unhex: command not found
***@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
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[Christopher Mahmood]

Post by Jim Hatridge
bash: unhex: command not found
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?

[Jim Hatridge]

Post by Christopher Mahmood
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:

***@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.

***@Tenn:~ > file pic2
pic2: ASCII text

What do you all think?

Thanks

JIM
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The Recycled Beowulf Project
Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts
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[Christopher Mahmood]

Post by Jim Hatridge
pic1: ASCII text

OK, so the person sent you text?

Post by Jim Hatridge
I then took another file that I've not done anything to (ie unhex etc) and
got the same reply from file.
pic2: ASCII text
What do you all think?

That pic2 is text. I'm not sure where this is going...

[Jim Hatridge]

Hi Christopher et al...

Post by Christopher Mahmood
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
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Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts
to recycle into a Linux super computer

[Ewan Leith]

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

Post by Jim Hatridge
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
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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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[Jay Vollmer]

Post by Ewan Leith
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.
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[Charles Philip Chan]

On Wed. Jul. 10, 2002 at 20:22:17 +0200 GMT, Jim Hatridge

Post by 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
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