Binary copy in Mac OS X

[Echo toxin]

Can anyone tell me the equivalent Unix command in Mac OS X to a "copy /b" in Windows? Ta.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Might it by cp?

 

[Echo toxin]

Does that 'cp' concatenate multiple files together? I am trying to join some MPEG2 files.

 

[Una]

No and you won't be able to do it like for a start since there is a file header and other information at the start of mpeg files. I guess you could strip the header off it (read up on mpeg file format) with a hex editor, then write the 2nd file to the end of the first. Im sure there are tools already out there to join mpegs together, which would save a lot of time

 

[Berserker]

I'd doubt even that would work - or at least it would look a mess. You have keyframes and such to mess about with.

 

[Spyhop]

It is possible with certain videos. I have done it in the past.

 

[Echo toxin]

Yes, sorry, I'm being a bit vague. The MPEG2 files are in the form of Transport Streams. They can be simply joined together with "copy /b file1 file2 newfile" in Windows. I would like to be able to do the same on my Mac.