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Initial checkin for AIM92 aimR8.2 (last updated May 1997).

+.TH SWAB 1 "14 September 1993"
+
+.SH NAME
+swab \- Swap byte order of binary 2-byte data.
+
+.SH SYNTAX 
+swab   [options]  [files]
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+
+For each input file in turn,
+read and write binary shorts (2-bytes), swapping the byte order of each.
+With no filename arguments, data is expected on the stdin.
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+
+output.
+
+The `output' option specifies the name of a single output file to be the
+destination for swapped data from all input files.
+The name "stdout" is recognised as the standard output.
+When the "output=off" the output overwrites each respective input file.
+(The respective output for the stdin is the stdout).
+
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+.LP
+Copyright (c) Applied Psychology Unit, Medical Research Council, 1995
+.LP
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software without fee 
+is hereby granted for research purposes, provided that this copyright 
+notice appears in all copies and in all supporting documentation, and that 
+the software is not redistributed for any fee (except for a nominal 
+shipping charge). Anyone wanting to incorporate all or part of this 
+software in a commercial product must obtain a license from the Medical 
+Research Council.
+.LP
+The MRC makes no representations about the suitability of this 
+software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or 
+implied warranty.
+.LP
+THE MRC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING 
+ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL 
+THE A.P.U. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES 
+OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, 
+WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, 
+ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS 
+SOFTWARE.
+