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Name
translate - translates files from one format to another
Syntax
translate option [ infile ] [ outfile ]
Description
translate translates files according to the options
specified. Translation is done according to the options
defined below.
format is assumed to be a file in the directory
/usr/lib/mapchan/translate if a full pathname is not
provided.
translate uses standard input and standard output unless
otherwise specified via the optional filename arguments.
Options
-ea From EBCDIC to ASCII.
-ae From ASCII to EBCDIC.
-fe format From a user defined format to EBCDIC format.
-fa format From a user defined format to ASCII format.
-ef format From EBCDIC format to a user defined format.
-af format From ASCII format to a user defined format.
-bm From binary/object code to mailable ASCII
uuencode format.
-mb From mailable ASCII uuencode format to
original binary.
Files
/usr/lib/mapchan/translate/*
See Also
uuencode(C), dd(C), mapchan(M), sysadmsh(ADM)
Notes
The -bm and -mb options are, for example, used to translate
executable object code format to ASCII for transfer across
communications networks.
The syntax for the user defined format file is the same as
the syntax for the mapping files for mapchan(M) and trchan.
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Use dd to convert character and file formats (especially
tapes) to the format specified. Example:
dd if=/dev/rmt0 of=outfile ibs=800 cbs=80 conv=ascii,lcase
This command reads an EBCDIC tape, blocked ten 80-byte
EBCDIC card images per record, into the ASCII file outfile.
For more information on conversion options, refer to dd(C).
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