Changing binary file to readable text file

I have a program that creates a file that stores text like this:

application/octet-stream; charset=binary 

now I need to convert this file to this:

text/plain; charset=us-ascii 

I know this is possible because I use a simple windows program to make the conversion. I want to be able to make the conversion on the Linux command line.

1 Answer

use strings? Assuming there's plaintext in there somewhere, that will at least give you something to look at.