NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       asa - Interprets carriage-control characters

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       asa [file...]

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Interfaces  documented  on  this reference page conform to
       industry standards as follows:

       asa: XCU5.0

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information
 about industry standards and associated tags.

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

        None

OPERANDS    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  pathname  of a file to be read.  If this parameter is
       omitted, standard input is read.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The asa command writes its input files to standard output,
       mapping carriage-control characters from the text files to
       line-printer control sequences.

       The first character of every input line  is  removed  and,
       depending on the character removed, an action performed on
       that character and the rest of the line.  If the character
       removed is: The rest of the line is output without change.
       A newline character is output, followed by the rest of the
       input  line.  A form-feed character is output, followed by
       the rest of the input line.   The newline character of the
       previous  line  is replaced with a carriage-return character,
 which is output, followed by the rest  of  the  input
       line.  If + is the first character in the input, + has the
       same effect as the  space  character.   [Tru64  UNIX]  The
       character  is  output,  followed  by the rest of the input
       line.

EXIT STATUS    [Toc]    [Back]

       The following exit values are returned: Successful completion.
  An error occurred.

EXAMPLES    [Toc]    [Back]

       To  view  a file (created by a program using FORTRAN-style
       carriage control characters) on a terminal:  asa  file  To
       format  the  FORTRAN  output of a.out and direct it to the
       printer: a.out | asa | lp

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES    [Toc]    [Back]

       The following environment variables affect  the  execution
       of asa: Provides a default value for the internationalization
 variables that are unset or null. If LANG is unset or
       null,  the  corresponding value from the default locale is
       used.  If any of the internationalization  variables  contain
 an invalid setting, the utility behaves as if none of
       the variables had been defined.  If  set  to  a  non-empty
       string  value,  overrides  the  values  of  all  the other
       internationalization variables.  Determines the locale for
       the  interpretation  of sequences of bytes of text data as
       characters (for example, single-byte as opposed to  multibyte
 characters in arguments and input files).  Determines
       the locale for the format and contents of diagnostic  messages
  written to standard error.  Determines the location
       of message catalogues for the processing of LC_MESSAGES.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands:  lp(1)

       Standards:  standards(5)



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