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1 .TH ATOB 1 "2 September 1993"
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3 .SH NAME
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4 atob \- ascii to binary conversion.
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6 .SH SYNTAX
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7 atob [options] [file]
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9 .SH DESCRIPTION
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10 Read ascii numbers (one per line) from the input stream until eof.
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11 Write each number on the stdout in the given data type.
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12
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13 .SH OPTIONS
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14
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15 1. type
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17 The output data type, which may be one of the list: char, short, int,
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18 float, double, ascii.
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20 Silent options for short, int and float are retained for compatibility with
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21 earlier versions. If used, these override the type option.
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22
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23 .SH BUGS
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24
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25 When converting binary doubles or floats to ascii, and then back to
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26 binary, there will be some difference between the binary files because
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27 the ascii output is printed with limited precision.
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29 .SH "SEE ALSO"
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30 options btoa ftos stof
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31
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32 .SH COPYRIGHT
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33 .LP
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34 Copyright (c) Applied Psychology Unit, Medical Research Council, 1995
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35 .LP
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36 Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software without fee
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37 is hereby granted for research purposes, provided that this copyright
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38 notice appears in all copies and in all supporting documentation, and that
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39 the software is not redistributed for any fee (except for a nominal
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40 shipping charge). Anyone wanting to incorporate all or part of this
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41 software in a commercial product must obtain a license from the Medical
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42 Research Council.
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43 .LP
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44 The MRC makes no representations about the suitability of this
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45 software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or
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46 implied warranty.
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47 .LP
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48 THE MRC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING
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49 ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL
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50 THE A.P.U. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
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51 OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
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52 WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION,
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53 ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS
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54 SOFTWARE.
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