tomwalters@0: .TH BTOA 1 "7 September 1993"
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: .SH NAME
tomwalters@0: btoa \-  binary to ascii conversion.
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: .SH SYNTAX
tomwalters@0: btoa  [options]  [file]
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: .SH DESCRIPTION
tomwalters@0: Read numbers of the given type from the input stream until eof.
tomwalters@0: Print each number on the stdout (one number per line) to the given precision.
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: .SH OPTIONS
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: 1. type
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: The input data type, which may be one of the list: char, short, int, float,
tomwalters@0: double, ascii.
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: Silent options for short, int and float are retained for compatibility
tomwalters@0: with earlier versions. If used, these override the type option.
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: 2. precision
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: The number of decimal places for ascii output. Setting precision=0 gives
tomwalters@0: (truncated) integer output.
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: .SH BUGS
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: When converting binary doubles or floats to ascii, and then back to binary,
tomwalters@0: there will be some difference between the binary files because the ascii
tomwalters@0: output is printed with limited precision.
tomwalters@0: 
tomwalters@0: .SH "SEE ALSO"
tomwalters@0: options atob 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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