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1 .TH BTOA 1 "7 September 1993"
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3 .SH NAME
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4 btoa \- binary to ascii conversion.
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6 .SH SYNTAX
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7 btoa [options] [file]
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9 .SH DESCRIPTION
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10 Read numbers of the given type from the input stream until eof.
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11 Print each number on the stdout (one number per line) to the given precision.
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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 input data type, which may be one of the list: char, short, int, float,
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18 double, ascii.
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20 Silent options for short, int and float are retained for compatibility
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21 with earlier versions. If used, these override the type option.
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22
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23 2. precision
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25 The number of decimal places for ascii output. Setting precision=0 gives
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26 (truncated) integer output.
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27
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28 .SH BUGS
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29
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30 When converting binary doubles or floats to ascii, and then back to binary,
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31 there will be some difference between the binary files because the ascii
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32 output is printed with limited precision.
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33
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34 .SH "SEE ALSO"
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35 options atob ftos stof
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36
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37 .SH COPYRIGHT
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38 .LP
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39 Copyright (c) Applied Psychology Unit, Medical Research Council, 1995
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40 .LP
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41 Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software without fee
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42 is hereby granted for research purposes, provided that this copyright
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43 notice appears in all copies and in all supporting documentation, and that
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44 the software is not redistributed for any fee (except for a nominal
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45 shipping charge). Anyone wanting to incorporate all or part of this
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46 software in a commercial product must obtain a license from the Medical
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47 Research Council.
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48 .LP
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49 The MRC makes no representations about the suitability of this
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50 software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or
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51 implied warranty.
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52 .LP
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53 THE MRC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING
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54 ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL
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55 THE A.P.U. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
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56 OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
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57 WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION,
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58 ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS
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59 SOFTWARE.
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