NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     asa, fpr - interpret carriage-control characters

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     asa [file ...]
     fpr [file ...]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The asa utility reads files  sequentially,  mapping  FORTRAN
carriage-control
  characters  to  line-printer  control  sequences,  and
writes them to the
     standard output.

     The first character of each line is interpreted  as  a  carriage-control
     character.   Additionally,  the following characters are interpreted as
     shown:

     <space>
             Output the rest of the line without change.

     0       Output a newline (`0) character before printing  the
rest of the
             line.

     1        Output  a  <formfeed> character before printing the
rest of the
             line.

     +       The trailing newline (`0) of the  previous  line  is
replaced by a                  ') before printing the rest of the
             carriage-return (`
line.

     Lines beginning with characters other  than  the  above  are
treated as if
     they begin with a space (` .')

     The  asa  utility  exits  0 on success or >0 if an error occurred.

EXAMPLES    [Toc]    [Back]

     To view a file containing the output of a FORTRAN program:

           $ asa file

     To format the output of a FORTRAN program and redirect it to
a lineprinter.


           $ a.out | asa | lpr

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     f77(1)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The   asa   utility   conforms   to   IEEE  Std  1003.2-1992
(``POSIX.2'').  The fpr
     utility is deprecated and its use should be restricted.

AUTHORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     J.T. Conklin, Winning Strategies, Inc.

OpenBSD     3.6                       September     23,      1993