# Reading binary data from a file

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reading-binary-data-from-a-file/108695>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, binaryio\
**Created:** [January 11, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/reading-binary-data-from-a-file/108695 "2024-01-11T17:16:45Z")\
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> [@MrBean](#):
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> Of courses I had a look around before posting here, but unfortunately there is no examples useful for my needs.

It’s hard to help you if you don’t make more of an effort — why don’t the posted links help? Have you tried using the `read!` function? Do you understand the specific format of your file?

> [@Please read: make it easier to help you](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/please-read-make-it-easier-to-help-you/14757):
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