How to join two binary files on Windows
I didn't initially notice that the question was for Cygwin, Here is a solution for DOS anyway (not Cygwin).
Open a command prompt and type COPY /?
COPY
lets you concatenate files by using the +
operator
It also lets you designate them as binary by using the /B
operator
So if you change to the directory with CD MyDir
and run the following I would expect your concatentated file to be created
COPY /B File1.bin + File2.bin file3.bin
To join two (or more) binary files together, the syntax is:
copy file1/b+file2/b file3/b
I use an a DOS or CMD window in an old XP machine to join two 100KB files together, and its almost instant.