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util:asc2ans [2018/03/01 12:20] – old revision restored digital manutil:asc2ans [2023/12/29 02:05] (current) – The outfile.ans argument is optional (outputs to stdout if not supplied). digital man
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 ====== ASC2ANS ====== ====== ASC2ANS ======
  
-Converts a Synchronet ASCII text file encoded with [[custom:Ctrl-A codes]] to [[ref:ANSI]] terminal escape sequences.+Converts a Synchronet ASCII text file encoded with [[custom:Ctrl-A codes]] (e.g. ''*.msg'' or ''*.asc'' file) to the equivalent [[ref:ANSI]] terminal escape sequences.
  
 This utility allows you to convert files that use Ctrl-A codes (attributes) into ANSI files suitable for viewing or editing with a [[resource:ANSI Editors]] (the opposite function of the [[ANS2ASC]] utility). This utility allows you to convert files that use Ctrl-A codes (attributes) into ANSI files suitable for viewing or editing with a [[resource:ANSI Editors]] (the opposite function of the [[ANS2ASC]] utility).
  
 The syntax is: The syntax is:
-  asc2ans infile.asc outfile.ans [options]+  asc2ans infile.asc [outfile.ans] [options]
  
 ^ Option ^ Description ^ ^ Option ^ Description ^
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 The suffix/extension for the input filename will most likely be ''.asc'' or ''.msg'' and the output file should have a ''.ans'' extension. The suffix/extension for the input filename will most likely be ''.asc'' or ''.msg'' and the output file should have a ''.ans'' extension.
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 +If an ''[outfile.ans]'' argument is not provided, the converted ANSI output is sent to ''stdout''.
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====

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