santosh dubey wrote: >I got mysql dump from some person. but this dump is >not a simple txt file. IT IS IN BINARY FORMAT AND NOT >READABLE BY vi. > > You most probably have received a compressed/archived file. Run the
file <filename> command on your dump file to see what type of file it really is. If it says compressed gzip/zip/bzip/bzip2/Z/tar archive, you will have to use the corresponding decompressor before you can use the file. Regards Arjun Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or [EMAIL PROTECTED] immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/