Converting a Unix file into a Text file

Somehow a plain text file of a short story of mine got converted into a Unix Executable File, the text now being unreadable by text applications. How do I use Terminal to convert it back to a plain text file?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.4

Posted on Jun 5, 2023 9:49 PM

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Luis Sequeira1

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Posted on Jun 6, 2023 12:09 AM

Try adding the .txt extension in the Finder.

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Luis Sequeira1

Level 9

65,144 points

Jun 6, 2023 12:09 AM in response to rajarr

Try adding the .txt extension in the Finder.

rajarr Author

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Jun 6, 2023 12:47 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thank you, Luis. It worked. So simple.

Converting a Unix file into a Text file

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