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.th FIX VI 8/24/77
.sh NAME
fix \- clean up data
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd fix
[
.bd \-bcfhlnoqr
] [
file ...
]
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it Fix
is a filter which reads the argument files or the standard input
removing ``bad'' characters in the copy on the standard output.
.it Fix
optionally makes a report of the problems it finds in the input.
There are scads of options:
.s3
.lp +7 6
\fB\-b\fP	Bells are bad characters.
.s3
.lp +7 6
\fB\-c\fP	Carriage returns are bad characters.
.s3
.lp +7 6
\fB\-f\fP	Form feeds are bad characters.
.s3
.lp +7 6
\fB\-h\fP	Do the processing which would be implied if the
input were typed to the system with erase processing character
control-h.
.s3
.lp +7 6
\fB\-l\fP	Number lines in the report of bad lines.
.s3
.lp +7 6
\fB\-n\fP	Do not produced fixed output;
only produce a report of problems on the diagnostic output.
.s3
.lp +7 6
\fB\-o\fP	Print bad characters in octal in the report instead of as
the character `?'.
.s3
.lp +7 6
\fB\-q\fP	With multiple file arguments, don't print file names in the
report.
.s3
.lp +7 6
\fB\-r\fP	Carriage returns are bad characters.
.i0
.s3
Thus to clean up the file `dirty' after typing it in when you
thought your erase character was control-h.
.s3
.dt
	fix dirty >clean
.s3
To just get a report of the problems in the file dirty:
.s3
	fix \-n dirty
.s3
To send output to the printer discarding dirty characters:
.s3
	a.out | fix | lpr
.sh SEE\ ALSO
list (VI), p (VI)
.sh AUTHOR
Kurt Shoens
.sh BUGS
Null characters are turned into delete characters.
This can be construed as a bug or as a feature.
Commit	Line	Data
bf436de5 KS	1	.th FIX VI 8/24/77
	2	.sh NAME
	3	fix \- clean up data
	4	.sh SYNOPSIS
	5	.bd fix
	6	[
	7	.bd \-bcfhlnoqr
	8	] [
	9	file ...
	10	]
	11	.sh DESCRIPTION
	12	.it Fix
	13	is a filter which reads the argument files or the standard input
	14	removing ``bad'' characters in the copy on the standard output.
	15	.it Fix
	16	optionally makes a report of the problems it finds in the input.
	17	There are scads of options:
	18	.s3
	19	.lp +7 6
	20	\fB\-b\fP Bells are bad characters.
	21	.s3
	22	.lp +7 6
	23	\fB\-c\fP Carriage returns are bad characters.
	24	.s3
	25	.lp +7 6
	26	\fB\-f\fP Form feeds are bad characters.
	27	.s3
	28	.lp +7 6
	29	\fB\-h\fP Do the processing which would be implied if the
	30	input were typed to the system with erase processing character
	31	control-h.
	32	.s3
	33	.lp +7 6
	34	\fB\-l\fP Number lines in the report of bad lines.
	35	.s3
	36	.lp +7 6
	37	\fB\-n\fP Do not produced fixed output;
	38	only produce a report of problems on the diagnostic output.
	39	.s3
	40	.lp +7 6
	41	\fB\-o\fP Print bad characters in octal in the report instead of as
	42	the character `?'.
	43	.s3
	44	.lp +7 6
	45	\fB\-q\fP With multiple file arguments, don't print file names in the
	46	report.
	47	.s3
	48	.lp +7 6
	49	\fB\-r\fP Carriage returns are bad characters.
	50	.i0
	51	.s3
	52	Thus to clean up the file `dirty' after typing it in when you
	53	thought your erase character was control-h.
	54	.s3
	55	.dt
	56	fix dirty >clean
	57	.s3
	58	To just get a report of the problems in the file dirty:
	59	.s3
	60	fix \-n dirty
	61	.s3
	62	To send output to the printer discarding dirty characters:
	63	.s3
	64	a.out \| fix \| lpr
65	.sh SEE\ ALSO
66	list (VI), p (VI)
67	.sh AUTHOR
68	Kurt Shoens
69	.sh BUGS
70	Null characters are turned into delete characters.
71	This can be construed as a bug or as a feature.