TEXT CONVERSION UTILITIES FOR LUNIX
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   Since there are different types of text data around the world, we have to
manage them appropriately. The LUnix commands represented in this document 
are coded for this purpose. Current supplement is for the conversion between
ASCII-LF, ASCII-CR/LF and PETSCII. Introduced command are filter type commands,
which you can only use them with pipes. But you can terminate them by pressing
^C or ^D (break and end-of-document) characters.
   
    Documentation for the four conversion commands are follows:


cbm2unix :   Converts petscii to ascii-lf. Ascii-lf is used by UNIX and
           Amiga systems.
           
           eg. usage: cat myfile ! cbm2unix ! tee yourfile
                      cat myfile ! cbm2unix
                      ed ! cbm2unix
                      cat myfile ! cbm2unix ! lpr -p


unix2cbm :   Converts ascii-lf to petscii.
          
           eg. usage: cat yourfile ! unix2cbm ! more
                      cat yourfile ! unix2cbm ! tee myfile                     
                      cat yourfile ! unix2cbm ! lpr -4


dos2unix :   Converts ascii-cr/lf to ascii-lf. Ascii-cr/lf is used by ms-dos.

           eg. usage: cat dosfile ! dos2unix ! unix2cbm ! more
                      cat dosfile ! dos2unix ! tee yourfile


unix2dos :   Converts ascii-lf to ascii-cr/lf.

           eg. usage: cat yourfile ! unix2dos ! more
                      ed ! cbm2unix ! unix2dos
                      cat yourfile ! unix2dos ! lpr -p




note: Pressing ^C or ^D (control-c and control-d keys) stops these commands.
      ed is a line editor for lunix.
      lpr is a line printer driver for lunix.
      lpr -4 means serial-bus printer, lpr -p means parallel geocable printer.


 


Ilker Ficicilar
filker@newton.physics.metu.edu.tr
e068214@orca.cc.metu.edu.tr

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