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# 8  
Old 02-21-2016
Can it be that it is a binary file? What does
Code:
strings /data/security/get.key

give?
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# 9  
Old 02-21-2016
thanks for that..but this is not working for me either..do you know how to download the .key file with command
# 10  
Old 03-15-2016
Could those question marks be non ASCII characters?
# 11  
Old 03-16-2016
The cat command is outputting a file's content whatever the file content. There is zero processing.

If the file isn't received properly, the issue is elsewhere. The file itself might be corrupted in the first place, the way you wrap cat with something else, possibly SAP, is breaking it, the way you read it or use it is not suited for the file content.

There is no way to help you until you explain with precise details what you mean with "it doesn't work".
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