.pcapng file issue

[Say10]

First off, if this has been answered, I apologize, I was unable to find the answer anywhere on the forums.

Here's my issue.
when I run the command "-hcxdumptool -i wlan0 -o dumpfile.pcapng --active_beacon --enable_status=15" and then "hcxpcapngtool -o hash.hc22000 -E BssidList dumpfile.pcapng", I correctly end up with a hash.hc22000, but when I attempt to view the file with cat or anything else I get

".��8/r�Ƹ�qR�]}H�#�G1�;��"|�F=�;!��(h�7�Tk�?�z�kXl%yu"

That's just one line, but the entire hash.hc22000 looks like that.

What the hell could I be doing wrong?

-I'm using Parrot OS - everything is up-to-date
-hcxpcaptool 6.0.2
-hcxdumptool 6.0.5
-I ran a driver check - it passed
-I ran "file dumpfile.pcapng" in my terminal window - it verified that it is a .pcapng

Any help would be greatly appreciated!