39 lines
1.1 KiB
Groff
39 lines
1.1 KiB
Groff
.TH BTOA 1
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.SH NAME
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btoa \- binary to ascii conversion
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBbtoa\fR [\fB\-adhor\fR]\fR [\fIinfile\fR] [\fIoutfile\fR]\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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..
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH OPTIONS
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.FL "\-a" "Decode, rather than encode, the file"
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.FL "\-d" "Extracts repair file from diagnosis file"
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.FL "\-h" "Help menu is displayed giving the options"
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.FL "\-o" "The obsolete algorithm is used for backward compatibility"
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.FL "\-r" "Repair a damaged file"
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX "btoa <a.out >a.btoa" "Convert \fIa.out\fR to ASCII"
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.EX "btoa \-a <a.btoa >a.out" "Reverse the above"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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\fIBtoa\fR 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 for
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input and the second for output. If only one is provided, it is used as the
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input file. The program is a functionally similar alternative
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to \fIuue/uud\fR, but the encoding is completely different.
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Since both of these are widely used, both have been provided with
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\s-2MINIX\s+2.
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The file is expanded about 25 percent in the process.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR uue (1),
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.BR uud (1).
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