How to omit a header?

[RB]

What is the best way to omit a header (44 bytes length) from a binary file?

Thanks in advance,
Rita

 

[Thomas Matthews]

What is the best way to omit a header (44 bytes length) from a binary file?

Thanks in advance,
Rita

Proper method:
Copy the entire file, less the header to a new file.
Remove the old file.

Alternative:
Copy the 45th byte and on up to the start of the file,
thus overwriting the original data in the file. This
will not shrink the file at the end.

Another alternative:
Read and ignore the header.
Or just seek past it.

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