convert(1)                       UNIX System V                       convert(1)


NAME
      convert - convert archive files to common formats

SYNOPSIS
      convert [-x] infile outfile

DESCRIPTION
      The convert command transforms input infile1 to output outfile.  infile
      must be a UNIX System V Release 1.0 archive file and outfile will be the
      equivalent UNIX System V Release 2.0 archive file.  All other types of
      input to the convert command will be passed unmodified from the input
      file to the output file (along with appropriate warning messages).

      The -x option is required to convert a XENIX archive.  (XENIX is a
      registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.)  Using this option will
      convert the general archive but leave archive members unmodified.

      infile must be different from outfile.

FILES
      TMPDIR/conv*          temporary files

      TMPDIR is usually /usr/tmp but can be redefined by setting the
      environment variable TMPDIR [see tempnam() in tmpnam(3S)].

SEE ALSO
      ar(1), tmpnam(3S), a.out(4), ar(4).



























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