Plain Binary (Flat-Form Binary) File (C) 2004-11-1 Gr1x . All rights reserved. So what does plain binary mean? ----------------------------------------Quoted from Nasm Documentation-------------------------------- 6.1 bin: Flat-Form Binary Output The bin format does not produce object files: it generates nothing in the output file except the code you wrote. Such `pure binary' files are used by MS-DOS: .COM executables and .SYS device drivers are pure binary files. Pure binary output is also useful for operating system and boot loader development. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OK, if we wanna to generate a plain binary file , we can do the following: With nasm,as if you don't -f option , it'll chose bin as its default output format! nasm hello.asm -o hello.bin With gcc , you can gcc -c hello.c ld -o hello -Ttext 0x0 -e main hello.o objcopy -R .note -R .comment -S -O binary hello hello.bin I think Plain Binary=Flat-Form Binary=Raw Binary, but not 100% sure about this : ) If you notice any mistakes or omissions, please let me know! 
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