how to convert a file from data to ASCII format

Question

I have the file /etc/mydata which is in data format

$ file /etc/mydata /etc/mydata: data

is there any fast way to convert

/etc/mydata: data

from data format to ASCII format to have this

/etc/mydata: ASCII text

thank you! thank you

Answer 1

strings will filter any ASCII text in the file. But it's probably not what you actually need.