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Smile How can i read a non text file in unix - ELF-64 executable object file - IA64

The binary file is
ELF-64 executable object file - IA64.
How i know that the source is
Is there any comamnd in unix i can read these kind of files or use a thirty party software?

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I'm not sure that I understand the question. But maybe this software can help you.
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Smile How to read a non text file in Unix

The right question is:
is there a unix comamnd to read (visualize the internal code) in a binary file. the type of file is ELF-64 executable object file - IA64.? or i have to use a thirty party software?

i appreciate your help
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Then I think I posted the right answer.
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If you are looking to reverse-engineer an executable and get the source code, I can't help. However, if you want to see some of the text embedded in an executable file:

strings myExecFile | more
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