




Command:   btoa - binary to ascii conversion
Syntax:    btoa [-adhor] [infile] [outfile]
Flags:     -a  Decode, rather than encode, the file
           -d  Extracts repair file from diagnosis file
           -h  Help menu is displayed giving the options
           -o  The obsolete algorithm is used for backward compatibility
           -r  Repair a damaged file
Examples:  btoa <a.out >a.btoa      # Convert a.out to ASCII
           btoa -a <a.btoa >a.out   # Reverse the above

     Btoa is  a  filter  that  converts  a  binary  file  to  ascii  for
transmission over a telephone line.  If two file names are provided, the
first in used for input and the second  for  output.   If  only  one  is
provided,  it  is used as the input file.  The program is a functionally
similar  alternative  to  uue/uud,  but  the  encoding   is   completely
different.  Since both of these are widely used, both have been provided
with MINIX.  The file is expanded about 25 percent in the process.









































                                                                        

