convert(CP) — OpenDesktop Software Development System 1.0.0d

     Name
          convert - convert archive files to common formats

     Syntax
          convert [-x] infile outfile

     Description
          The convert command transforms input infile to output
          outfile.  infile must be a System V Release 1.0 or XENIX
          archive file and outfile will be the equivalent 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. Using
          this option will convert the general archive structure 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(S)).

     See Also
          ar(CP), tmpnam(S) a.out(F), ar(F)
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