translate(C)
translate --
translate files from one format to another
Syntax
translate option [ infile ] [ outfile ]
Description
The translate command
translates files according to the options specified.
translate uses standard input and standard output unless
otherwise specified via the optional filename arguments, infile
and outfile.
Options
-ea-
from EBCDIC to ASCII
-ae-
from ASCII to EBCDIC
-fe format-
from a user defined format to EBCDIC format
-fa format-
from a user defined format to ASCII format
-ef format-
from EBCDIC format to a user defined format
-af format-
from ASCII format to a user defined format
-bm-
from binary/object code to mailable ASCII
uuencode format
-mb-
from mailable ASCII uuencode format to
original binary
format is assumed to be a file in the
directory /usr/lib/translate if
a full pathname is not provided.
Examples
The -bm and -mb options are, for example, used to translate
executable object code format to ASCII
for transfer across communications networks.
The syntax for the user defined format file is the same as
the syntax for the mapping files for
mapchan(M)
and trchan.
Use dd to convert character and file formats
(especially tapes) to the format specified. For example:
dd if=/dev/rmt0 of=outfile ibs=800 cbs=80 conv=ascii,lcase
This command reads an EBCDIC tape, blocked ten
80-byte EBCDIC card images per record, into the
ASCII file outfile. For more
information on conversion options, refer to
dd(C).
Files
/usr/lib/translate/*
See also
dd(C),
mapchan(M),
trchan(M),
uudecode(C),
uuencode(C)
Standards conformance
translate is not part of any currently supported
standard; it is an extension of AT&T System V
provided by The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
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SCO OpenServer Release 6.0.0 -- 03 June 2005