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.TH ud 1m "30 Sep 1997"
.SH NAME
ud - converts text files between DOS, UNIX and Macintosh file formats.
.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
ud [-d ] [-u ] [-m ] [ -z] file
.SH DESCRIPTION
The ud command is useful if a file created in one operating system environment 
is to be used on a different operating system. 
This command is used primarily to convert files from DOS to UNIX 
format and vice-versa. 
Text files created on DOS usually have a carriage return and newline
characters at the end of the line, and may have control-Z character 
as the end of file character, while UNIX text files do not.
.SH OPTIONS
.SS -d	
Converts the file to DOS format.
.SS -u	
Converts the file to UNIX format.
.SS -m	
Converts the file to Macintosh format.
.SS -z	
Ignores or does not emit the control-Z character at the end of the file.
.SH EXAMPLES
To convert the DOS file foobar.txt to UNIX format, without preserving 
the DOS file, type the following command:
.sp .5
	ud -d foobar.txt
.sp .5
To convert the DOS file foobar.txt to UNIX format, and to preserve 
the DOS file, type the following command:
.sp .5
	ud -u foobar.txt > foobar
.sp .5
where foobar is the name of the file in UNIX format.