How to view files in binary from bash?

Question

I would like to view the contents of a file in the current directory, but in binary from the command line. How can I achieve this?

hexdump -C yourfile.bin

unless you want to edit it of course. Most linux distros have hexdump by default (but obviously not all).

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Emilio Bool · Accepted Answer · 11/30/2013 9:20:58 PM

xxd does both binary and hexadecimal

bin:

xxd -b file

hex:

xxd file

Emilio Bool