File Synthesis

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Combining different filetypes into a single file, such that the appropriate data is preserved with respect to how the file is being read. This is usually accomplished by concatenating the files together.

[edit] Works with any combination of the following

• 7ZIP
• JPG
• MP3
• PNG
• RAR
• WAV

[edit] Examples

In Windows:

copy /B foo.jpg + bar.rar foobar.jpg

In *nix:

cat foo.jpg bar.rar > foobar.jpg

Both of these examples will create a file named foobar.jpg, that when viewed graphically is identical to foo.jpg, but when unrar'd contains the contents of bar.rar.

[edit] See also

• CP