.OBN Format: Edit and Reconvert Back
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19-09-2019 - |
Question
I have OBN formatted binary files. To convert it to a text based file, I use a command in unix like-
dd if=FileName.OBN of=Output.txt ibs=1169 obs=1169 cbs=1169 conv=ascii
Where -
if : is input file
of : is output file
ibs: input block size obs: output
block size cbs: new line insert at
block size conv: convert to
After I edit, how do I convert it back to the original format without breaking the format?
Thank you.
Solution
I just figured it out. The default ibs is 512. So after you edit the text file, you can convert it back to OBN by issuing the command-
dd if=Output.txt of=FileName.OBN ibs=1169 obs=1169 cbs=1169 conv=ebcdic
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