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# NAME

`asa` — interpret carriage-control characters

# SYNOPSIS

`asa` | [file ...]

# DESCRIPTION

The `asa` utility reads files sequentially, mapping FORTRAN carriage-control characters to line-printer control sequences, and writes them to the standard output.

The first character of each line is interpreted as a carriage-control character. The following characters are interpreted as follows:

<space>
  Output the rest of the line without change.
0
  Output a <newline> character before printing the rest of the line.
1
  Output a <formfeed> character before printing the rest of the line.
+
  The trailing <newline> of the previous line is replaced by a <carriage-return> before printing the rest of the line.

Lines beginning with characters other than the above are treated as if they begin with <space>.

# EXIT STATUS

The `asa` utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

# EXAMPLES

To view a file containing the output of a FORTRAN program:

`asa file`

To format the output of a FORTRAN program and redirect it to a line-printer:

`a.out | asa | lpr`

# STANDARDS

The `asa` utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (“POSIX.2”) and to X/Open Commands and Utilities Issue 5 (“XCU5”).

# AUTHORS

J.T. Conklin, Winning Strategies, Inc.

January 31, 2020 | NetBSD 11.0