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Re: dot bin files



On Sat, 26 May 2001, Ishai Parasol wrote:

> I downloaded the RedHat rpm file of the jdk1.3 from sun's website and the
> file's name ends with .bin .  I tried to change it to rpm but it seems not
> to be an rpm file (although the link in the site is to a redhat rpm file).
> Does some one know what's a bin file and how can I upgrade my jdk1.2.

first of all, it's likely that it's a self extracting archive, which is
why the filename ends with a bin - you are supposed to chmod +x it and
run it. second of all, less(1) is your friend and file(1) even more so.
just look at the file's contents and see what kind of file it is.

> Thanks,
> Ishai.

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