Fgselectivearabicbin | 2026 Edition |

A single letter changes its shape depending on whether it is at the beginning, middle, or end of a word.

| Feature | grep + iconv | Python re on decoded text | | |---------|----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------| | Works on raw binary with null bytes | No | No (unless binary mode, but then regex fails on UTF-8) | ✅ Yes | | Preserves original non-Arabic binary | Yes (but cannot modify) | No (decoding loses original offsets) | ✅ Can modify selectively | | Speed on 1 GB mixed binary data | ~8 seconds | ~45 seconds (decoding overhead) | ~1.5 seconds (SIMD) | | Handles invalid UTF-8 sequences | No (decoder error) | No (UnicodeDecodeError) | ✅ Yes (skips/replaces) | | Arabic-specific ligature control | No | Via external libraries (e.g., CamelTools) | ✅ Built-in | fgselectivearabicbin

Games today can exceed 100GB. By skipping language files you don't need (like French, German, or Arabic if they aren't your preference), you can often reduce the download size by 5–10GB. A single letter changes its shape depending on