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I have a file instructions.txt with the contents:

00000000000000000000000000010011
00000010110100010010000010000011
00000000011100110000001010110011
00000000011100110000010000110011
00000000011100110110010010110011
00000000000000000000000000010011

How can I create a binary file instructions.bin of the same data as instructions.txt. In other words the .bin file should be the same 192 bits that are in the .txt file, with 32 bits per line. I am using bash on Ubuntu Linux. I was trying to use xxd -b instructions.txt but the output is way longer than 192 bits.

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I have a file instructions.txt with the contents:

00000000000000000000000000010011
00000010110100010010000010000011
00000000011100110000001010110011
00000000011100110000010000110011
00000000011100110110010010110011
00000000000000000000000000010011

How can I create a binary file instructions.bin of the same data as instructions.txt. In other words the .bin file should be the same 192 bits that are in the .txt file, with 32 bits per line. I am using bash on Ubuntu Linux. I was trying to use xxd -b instructions.txt but the output is way longer than 192 bits.

linux bash binary-files xxd

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I have a file instructions.txt with the contents:

00000000000000000000000000010011
00000010110100010010000010000011
00000000011100110000001010110011
00000000011100110000010000110011
00000000011100110110010010110011
00000000000000000000000000010011

How can I create a binary file instructions.bin of the same data as instructions.txt. In other words the .bin file should be the same 192 bits that are in the .txt file, with 32 bits per line. I am using bash on Ubuntu Linux. I was trying to use xxd -b instructions.txt but the output is way longer than 192 bits.

linux bash binary-files xxd

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I have a file instructions.txt with the contents:

00000000000000000000000000010011
00000010110100010010000010000011
00000000011100110000001010110011
00000000011100110000010000110011
00000000011100110110010010110011
00000000000000000000000000010011

How can I create a binary file instructions.bin of the same data as instructions.txt. In other words the .bin file should be the same 192 bits that are in the .txt file, with 32 bits per line. I am using bash on Ubuntu Linux. I was trying to use xxd -b instructions.txt but the output is way longer than 192 bits.

linux bash binary-files xxd

linux bash binary-files xxd

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You were on the right track with xxd -b, but you need some other options too:

• 
  -p - use the "plain hexdump style"


• 
  -r - use the "reverse operation"

Be careful, because xxd doesn't accept multiple options (e.g: -bpr) - they need to be given separately.

$ cat instructions.txt
00000000000000000000000000010011
00000010110100010010000010000011
00000000011100110000001010110011
00000000011100110000010000110011
00000000011100110110010010110011
00000000000000000000000000010011
$ xxd -b -p -r < instructions.txt > instructions.bin
$ hexdump -Cv < instructions.bin
00000000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 11 |................|
00000010 00 00 00 10 11 01 00 01 00 10 00 00 10 00 00 11 |................|
00000020 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 00 00 00 10 10 11 00 11 |................|
00000030 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 00 00 01 00 00 11 00 11 |................|
00000040 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 01 10 01 00 10 11 00 11 |................|
00000050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 11 |................|
00000060

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You were on the right track with xxd -b, but you need some other options too:

• 
  -p - use the "plain hexdump style"


• 
  -r - use the "reverse operation"

Be careful, because xxd doesn't accept multiple options (e.g: -bpr) - they need to be given separately.

$ cat instructions.txt
00000000000000000000000000010011
00000010110100010010000010000011
00000000011100110000001010110011
00000000011100110000010000110011
00000000011100110110010010110011
00000000000000000000000000010011
$ xxd -b -p -r < instructions.txt > instructions.bin
$ hexdump -Cv < instructions.bin
00000000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 11 |................|
00000010 00 00 00 10 11 01 00 01 00 10 00 00 10 00 00 11 |................|
00000020 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 00 00 00 10 10 11 00 11 |................|
00000030 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 00 00 01 00 00 11 00 11 |................|
00000040 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 01 10 01 00 10 11 00 11 |................|
00000050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 11 |................|
00000060

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You were on the right track with xxd -b, but you need some other options too:

• 
  -p - use the "plain hexdump style"


• 
  -r - use the "reverse operation"

Be careful, because xxd doesn't accept multiple options (e.g: -bpr) - they need to be given separately.

$ cat instructions.txt
00000000000000000000000000010011
00000010110100010010000010000011
00000000011100110000001010110011
00000000011100110000010000110011
00000000011100110110010010110011
00000000000000000000000000010011
$ xxd -b -p -r < instructions.txt > instructions.bin
$ hexdump -Cv < instructions.bin
00000000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 11 |................|
00000010 00 00 00 10 11 01 00 01 00 10 00 00 10 00 00 11 |................|
00000020 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 00 00 00 10 10 11 00 11 |................|
00000030 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 00 00 01 00 00 11 00 11 |................|
00000040 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 01 10 01 00 10 11 00 11 |................|
00000050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 11 |................|
00000060

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You were on the right track with xxd -b, but you need some other options too:

• 
  -p - use the "plain hexdump style"


• 
  -r - use the "reverse operation"

Be careful, because xxd doesn't accept multiple options (e.g: -bpr) - they need to be given separately.

$ cat instructions.txt
00000000000000000000000000010011
00000010110100010010000010000011
00000000011100110000001010110011
00000000011100110000010000110011
00000000011100110110010010110011
00000000000000000000000000010011
$ xxd -b -p -r < instructions.txt > instructions.bin
$ hexdump -Cv < instructions.bin
00000000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 11 |................|
00000010 00 00 00 10 11 01 00 01 00 10 00 00 10 00 00 11 |................|
00000020 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 00 00 00 10 10 11 00 11 |................|
00000030 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 00 00 01 00 00 11 00 11 |................|
00000040 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 01 10 01 00 10 11 00 11 |................|
00000050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 11 |................|
00000060

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You were on the right track with xxd -b, but you need some other options too:

• 
  -p - use the "plain hexdump style"


• 
  -r - use the "reverse operation"

Be careful, because xxd doesn't accept multiple options (e.g: -bpr) - they need to be given separately.

$ cat instructions.txt
00000000000000000000000000010011
00000010110100010010000010000011
00000000011100110000001010110011
00000000011100110000010000110011
00000000011100110110010010110011
00000000000000000000000000010011
$ xxd -b -p -r < instructions.txt > instructions.bin
$ hexdump -Cv < instructions.bin
00000000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 11 |................|
00000010 00 00 00 10 11 01 00 01 00 10 00 00 10 00 00 11 |................|
00000020 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 00 00 00 10 10 11 00 11 |................|
00000030 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 00 00 01 00 00 11 00 11 |................|
00000040 00 00 00 00 01 11 00 11 01 10 01 00 10 11 00 11 |................|
00000050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 11 |................|
00000060

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  Thank you so so much you are awesome! This is exactly what I was looking for!
  – DavOS
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  Thank you so so much you are awesome! This is exactly what I was looking for!
  – DavOS
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Thank you so so much you are awesome! This is exactly what I was looking for!
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