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       convert(1)                                                convert(1)


       NAME
             convert - convert archive files to common formats

       SYNOPSIS
             convert [-x] infile outfile

       DESCRIPTION
             The convert command transforms input infile to output outfile.
             infile must be a UNIX System V Release 1.0 archive file format
             and outfile will be the current archive file format [see
             ar(4)].  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 an archive file created
             on a XENIX system.  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 /var/tmp but can be redefined by setting the
             environment variable TMPDIR [see tempnam in tmpnam(3S)].

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




















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