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  NAME
       pathconv - search Interpreter criteria for filename

  SYNOPSIS
       pathconv [-v alias] [-f] [-t]

  DESCRIPTION
       The pathconv command is used to convert an alias to its
       pathname.  It takes the alias as a string from stdin.  The
       -v option allows the alias to be embedded in the command
       string.  The -t option implies that pathconv should expand
       the alias in a format suitable for display as a frame title.
       This format is a shortened version of the full pathname,
       created by deleting components of the path from the middle
       of the string until it is under 42 characters in length, and
       then inserting "..." between the remaining pieces.  The -f
       option means return the full path (this is the default).

  EXAMPLES
       Here is a menu that is titled using pathconv:

       menu=`pathconv -t -v $ARG1`
          .
          .
          .

       This will result in the same thing:

       Menu=`echo $ARG1 | pathconv -t`
          .
          .
          .

  SEE ALSO
       echo(1F)







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