60 lines
1.3 KiB
Groff
60 lines
1.3 KiB
Groff
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BTOA(1) Minix Programmer's Manual BTOA(1)
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NAME
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btoa - binary to ascii conversion
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SYNOPSIS
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btoa [-adhor] [infile] [outfile]
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OPTIONS
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-a Decode, rather than encode, the file
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-d Extracts repair file from diagnosis file
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-h Help menu is displayed giving the options
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-o The obsolete algorithm is used for backward compatibility
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-r Repair a damaged file
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EXAMPLES
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btoa <a.out >a.btoa # Convert a.out to ASCII
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btoa -a <a.btoa >a.out
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# Reverse the above
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DESCRIPTION
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Btoa is a filter that converts a binary file to ascii for transmission
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over a telephone line. If two file names are provided, the first in used
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for input and the second for output. If only one is provided, it is used
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as the input file. The program is a functionally similar alternative to
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uue/uud, but the encoding is completely different. Since both of these
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are widely used, both have been provided with MINIX. The file is
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expanded about 25 percent in the process.
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SEE ALSO
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uue(1), uud(1).
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