# wat2wasm > Convert a file from the WebAssembly text format to the binary format. > More information: . - Parse and check a file for errors: `wat2wasm {{file.wat}}` - Write the output binary to a given file: `wat2wasm {{file.wat}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{file.wasm}}` - Display simplified representation of every byte: `wat2wasm {{[-v|--verbose]}} {{file.wat}}`