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Article #7115Re: How do I use mcvert? Is there any documentation?
From: Friedrich Barleben
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 1991 16:02
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 1991 16:02
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morgan@ooc.uva.nl (Chris Morgan/RIKS) writes:
>I have recently downloaded mcvert-15.shar from sumex and I have sh'd and made
>it etc without problems. But I am trying to find out how to use it correctly.
>No documentation came with it so I am at a bit of a loss.
I'm pretty sure there is a mcvert.1 file included. It contains the
documentation. I think you have to put this file into some man/man1
directory, make sure your MANPATH knows about it and type "man mcvert"
to see the documentation. It should look like this:
MCVERT(LOCAL) MISC. REFERENCE MANUAL PAGES MCVERT(LOCAL)
NAME
mcvert - BinHex 4.0 to MacBinary file conversion utility
SYNOPSIS
mcvert [-options] name... [[-options] name...]...
DESCRIPTION
The mcvert program translates MacIntosh files from one for-
mat to another. The primary formats in which MacIntosh
files are represented on non-Macs are:
MacBinary:
An eight bit wide representation of the data and
resource forks of a Mac file and of relevant Finder
information, MacBinary files are recognized as "spe-
cial" by several MacIntosh terminal emulators. These...
If you cannot get it working I could send you the documentation by
e-mail.
Greetings, Fiete
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