convert(CP)                    6 January 1993                    convert(CP)


 Name

    convert - convert archive files to common formats

 Syntax

    convert [ -x ] [ -5 ] infile outfile

 Description

    The convert command transforms input infile to output outfile.  infile
    must be an archive file and outfile will be the equivalent System V
    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.

    The -5 option is used to convert a non-System V archive file.

    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 temp-
                        nam() in tmpnam(S)).

 See also

    a.out(FP), ar(CP), ar(FP), tmpnam(S)