OD(C)                    XENIX System V                     OD(C)



     Name
          od - Displays files in octal format.

     Syntax
          od [-bcdox] [ file ] [ [ + ]offset[ . ][ b ] ]

     Description
          od displays file in one or more formats as selected by the
          first argument.  If the first argument is missing, -o is
          default.  The meanings of the format options are:

          -b    Interprets bytes in octal.

          -c    Interprets bytes in ASCII.  Certain nongraphic
                characters appear as C escapes: null=\0, backspace=\b,
                form feed=\f, newline=\n, return=\r, tab=\t; others
                appear as 3-digit octal numbers.

          -d    Interprets words in decimal.

          -o    Interprets words in octal.

          -x    Interprets words in hex.

          The file argument specifies which file is to be displayed.
          If no file argument is specified, the standard input is
          used.

          The offset argument specifies the offset in the file where
          displaying is to start.  This argument is normally
          interpreted as octal bytes.  If . is appended, the offset is
          interpreted in decimal.  If b is appended, the offset is
          interpreted in blocks.  If the file argument is omitted, the
          offset argument must be preceded by +.

          The display continues until end-of-file.

     See Also
          hd(C), adb(CP)
















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