tomwalters@0: .TH ATOB 1 "2 September 1993"
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tomwalters@0: .SH NAME
tomwalters@0: atob \-  ascii to binary conversion.
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tomwalters@0: .SH SYNTAX
tomwalters@0: atob  [options]  [file]
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tomwalters@0: .SH DESCRIPTION
tomwalters@0: Read ascii numbers (one per line) from the input stream until eof.
tomwalters@0: Write each number on the stdout in the given data type.
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: .SH OPTIONS
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: 1. type
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: The output data type, which may be one of the list: char, short, int,
tomwalters@0: float, double, ascii.
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: Silent options for short, int and float are retained for compatibility with
tomwalters@0: earlier versions. If used, these override the type option.
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: .SH BUGS
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tomwalters@0: When converting binary doubles or floats to ascii, and then back to
tomwalters@0: binary, there will be some difference between the binary files because
tomwalters@0: the ascii output is printed with limited precision.
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: .SH "SEE ALSO"
tomwalters@0: options btoa ftos stof
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tomwalters@0: .SH COPYRIGHT
tomwalters@0: .LP
tomwalters@0: Copyright (c) Applied Psychology Unit, Medical Research Council, 1995
tomwalters@0: .LP
tomwalters@0: Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software without fee 
tomwalters@0: is hereby granted for research purposes, provided that this copyright 
tomwalters@0: notice appears in all copies and in all supporting documentation, and that 
tomwalters@0: the software is not redistributed for any fee (except for a nominal 
tomwalters@0: shipping charge). Anyone wanting to incorporate all or part of this 
tomwalters@0: software in a commercial product must obtain a license from the Medical 
tomwalters@0: Research Council.
tomwalters@0: .LP
tomwalters@0: The MRC makes no representations about the suitability of this 
tomwalters@0: software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or 
tomwalters@0: implied warranty.
tomwalters@0: .LP
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tomwalters@0: ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL 
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