How do I open a binary file in Linux?

5 Answers

1. Open your terminal and go to ~$ cd /Downloads (where ~/Downloads is the folder where you bin file is)
2. Give it execution permissions (just in case it doesn’t have it already): ~/Downloads$ sudo chmod +x filename.bin.
3. Write: ./ followed by the name and extension of your bin file.

How do I view a binary file?

How to Find a Binary File

1. Click the Windows “Start” button.
2. Click inside the Search bar in the Start Menu.
3. Enter “bin” without quotes into the search bar to locate all straight Binary files on your computer. This locates all files with the “. bin” extension.