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.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
.\"
.\"	@(#)arcv.8	6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH ARCV 8 "%G%"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
arcv \- convert archives to new format
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /etc/arcv
file ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Arcv
converts archive files
(see
.IR ar (1),
.IR ar (5))
from 32v and Third Berkeley editions to a new portable format.
The conversion is done in place, and the command
refuses to alter a file not in old archive format.
.PP
Old archives are marked with a magic number of 0177545 at the start;
new archives have a first line ``!<arch>''.
.SH FILES
/tmp/v*, temporary copy
.SH SEE ALSO
ar(1), ar(5)
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	7	.TH ARCV 8 "%G%"
	8	.UC 4
	9	.SH NAME
	10	arcv \- convert archives to new format
	11	.SH SYNOPSIS
	12	.B /etc/arcv
	13	file ...
	14	.SH DESCRIPTION
	15	.I Arcv
	16	converts archive files
	17	(see
	18	.IR ar (1),
	19	.IR ar (5))
	20	from 32v and Third Berkeley editions to a new portable format.
	21	The conversion is done in place, and the command
	22	refuses to alter a file not in old archive format.
	23	.PP
	24	Old archives are marked with a magic number of 0177545 at the start;
	25	new archives have a first line ``!<arch>''.
	26	.SH FILES
	27	/tmp/v*, temporary copy
	28	.SH SEE ALSO
	29	ar(1), ar(5)