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convert(CP)


convert -- convert archive files to common formats

Syntax

convert [-x] [-5] infile outfile

Description

The convert(CP) command transforms input infile to output outfile.

infile must be an archive file and outfile is the equivalent System V archive file. All other types of input to the convert command are passed unmodified from the input file to the output file (along with appropriate warning messages).

To convert a XENIX archive, use the -x option. Using this option converts the general archive structure but leaves archive members unmodified.

To convert a non-System V archive file, use the -5 option.

infile must be different from outfile.

Exit values

convert returns 0 on success and 1 on failure.

Files


TMPDIR/conv*
Temporary files. TMPDIR is usually /usr/tmp but can be re-defined by setting the environment variable TMPDIR (see tempnam(S) in tmpnam(S)).

See also

a.out(FP), ar(CP), ar(FP), tmpnam(S)

Standards conformance

convert(CP) is not part of any currently supported standard; it was developed by UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. and is used by permission.
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