FENIX_coreutils/asa.1

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.TH ASA 1
.SH NAME
asa \- interpret carriage-control characters
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B asa
.IR file
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B asa
maps carriage-control characters from a text file to line-printer
control sequences. The first character of every line is removed from
the input, with the following actions being performed.
.PP
If the character removed is:
.PP
.nf
.RS
<space> \- The rest of the line is output without change
.PP
0 \- A <newline> is output, then the rest of the input line.
.PP
1 \- A <formfeed> is output, then the rest of the input line.
.PP
+ \- A <carriage return> is output, then the rest of the input line.
.RE
.fi
.PP
If asa encounters any other characters, it behaves as if it
encountered <space>.
.SH OPTIONS
None
.SH EXAMPLES
.nf
.RS
a.out | asa | lp
.RE
.fi
.PP
formats the FORTRAN output of
.B a.out
and directs it to the printer.
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.SH SEE ALSO
.BR fort77 (1),
.BR lp (1)
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.SH AUTHOR
Written by Kat.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2019 Katlynn Richey
.PP
This software is free software. Feel free to modify it and/or pass
it around.