diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/get-binary-fixtures.sh b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/get-binary-fixtures.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
+DESTINATION_DIR="bin"
+
+curate_destination() {
+      organization_name=$1
+      binary_name=$2
+      version=$3
+      arch=$4
+
+      # translate all / into -
+      arch=$(echo $arch | tr '/' '-')
+
+      # Create directory and define file path
+      dir_path="${DESTINATION_DIR}/${organization_name}-${version}/${arch}"
+      mkdir -p "$dir_path"
+      file_path="${dir_path}/${binary_name}"
+
+      echo $file_path
+}
+
+# function to get a binary from a container
+docker_copy_binary() {
+    local image=$1
+    local platform=$2
+    local binary_path=$3
+    local binary_name=$4
+    local version=$5
+    local organization_name=${6:-$binary_name}
+
+
+    file_path=$(curate_destination $organization_name $binary_name $version $platform)
+
+    # Check if the file already exists
+    if [ -f "$file_path" ]; then
+        echo "...$file_path already exists (skipping)"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    echo "Pulling $image..."
+    docker pull "$image" --platform $platform -q
+
+    container_id=$(docker create "$image")
+
+    echo "  - copying $binary_path to $file_path..."
+    docker cp "$container_id:$binary_path" "$file_path" -q
+
+    docker rm "$container_id"
+}
+
+
+# let's download stuff!
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  busybox:1.36.1@sha256:058f0df5310fbbbfea7e81a3a3e2b4bf3452438ec841138d170e170adbbd27a4 linux/amd64 /bin/busybox \
+  busybox 1.36.1
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  bash:5.1.16@sha256:c7a903a541d8f5fe693cbe7f5ece18a1b6a03734c76092d2b153d7e98a964927 linux/amd64 /usr/local/bin/bash \
+  bash 5.1.16
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  erlang:25.3.2.6@sha256:0d1e530ec0e8047094f0a1d841754515bad9b0554260a3147fb34df31b3064fe linux/amd64 /usr/local/lib/erlang/bin/erl \
+  erlang 25.3.2.6
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  golang:1.21.3@sha256:3ce8313c3513515040870c55e0c041a2b94f3576a58cfd3948633604214aa811 linux/amd64 /usr/local/go/bin/go \
+  go 1.21.3
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  haproxy:1.5.14@sha256:3d57e3921cc84e860f764e863ce729dd0765e3d28d444775127bc42d68f98e10 linux/amd64 /usr/local/sbin/haproxy \
+  haproxy 1.5.14
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  haproxy:1.8.22@sha256:acd6d3feb77b3f50e672427756b1375fa479b8aeaf30823051e811d10b98da3f linux/amd64 /usr/local/sbin/haproxy \
+  haproxy 1.8.22
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  haproxy:2.7.3@sha256:17d8aa6bf16882a294bdcccc757dd4002045f34b719e9f94dfd4801614801aea linux/amd64 /usr/local/sbin/haproxy \
+  haproxy 2.7.3
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  httpd:2.4.54@sha256:c13feaef62bdb03e65e645f47d9780adea5a080c78eb9e4b3c32e861327262b4 linux/amd64 /usr/local/apache2/bin/httpd \
+  httpd 2.4.54
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  ibmjava:8@sha256:05ef6b0f754aa3a8cebcec36260a70c234a217b21240a998604f33459037bc08 linux/amd64 /opt/ibm/java/jre/bin/java \
+  java 1.8.0_391 java-jre-ibm
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  mariadb:10.6.15@sha256:92d499d9e02e92dc55c8160ef4004aa07f2e835197b18864ed214ca441e0dcfc linux/amd64 /usr/sbin/mariadbd \
+  mariadb 10.6.15
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  memcached:1.6.18@sha256:9af8e788d5f7f4dc82fd49cf4a7efff1a0b5b4673085bc88f3ccb8a1c772ab3e linux/amd64 /usr/local/bin/memcached \
+  memcached 1.6.18
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  mysql:5.6.51@sha256:897086d07d1efa876224b147397ea8d3147e61dd84dce963aace1d5e9dc2802d linux/amd64 /usr/sbin/mysqld \
+  mysql 5.6.51
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  mysql:8.0.34@sha256:8b8835a2c32cd7357a5d2ea4b49ad870ff519c8c1d4add362803feddf4a0a973 linux/amd64 /usr/sbin/mysqld \
+  mysql 8.0.34
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  nginx:1.25.1@sha256:73e957703f1266530db0aeac1fd6a3f87c1e59943f4c13eb340bb8521c6041d7 linux/amd64 /usr/sbin/nginx \
+  nginx 1.25.1
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  openresty/openresty:1.21.4.3-2-alpine-fat@sha256:9f9b9d86f2a0f903b1226c3e8a6790293cbb58e521a186ac0031a030ea42c39b linux/amd64 /usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin/nginx \
+  nginx 1.21.4.3 nginx-openresty
+
+docker_copy_binary \
+  node:19.2.0@sha256:9bf5846b28f63acab0ccb0a39a245fbc414e6b7ecd467282f58016537c06e159 linux/amd64 /usr/local/bin/node \
+  node 19.2.0
+
+echo "Done!"
+tree $DESTINATION_DIR