-.TH MEGATRON 1 "8 Jan 1992" "netatalk 1.2"
-.SH NAME
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+.\" Manual: Netatalk 3.0
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+.\"
+.TH "MEGATRON" "1" "02 Sep 2011" "Netatalk 3.0" "Netatalk 3.0"
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+.nh
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+.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
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+.SH "NAME"
megatron, unhex, unbin, unsingle, hqx2bin, single2bin, macbinary \- Macintosh file format transformer
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B megatron
-[
-.I sourcefile...
-]
-.LP
-.B unbin
-[
-.I sourcefile...
-]
-.LP
-.B unhex
-[
-.I sourcefile...
-]
-.LP
-.B unsingle
-[
-.I sourcefile...
-]
-.LP
-.B hqx2bin
-[
-.I sourcefile...
-]
-.LP
-.B single2bin
-[
-.I sourcefile...
-]
-.LP
-.B macbinary
-[
-.I sourcefile...
-]
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.B megatron
-is used to transform files from BinHex, MacBinary, AppleSingle, or
-.B netatalk
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.HP \w'\fBmegatron\fR\fB\fR\fBunbin\fR\fB\fR\fBunhex\fR\fB\fR\fBunsingle\fR\fB\fR\fBhqx2bin\fR\fB\fR\fBsingle2bin\fR\fB\fR\fBmacbinary\fR\fB\fR\ 'u
+\fBmegatron\fR\fB\fR [\fIsourcefile\fR...]
+.br
+\fBunbin\fR\fB\fR [\fIsourcefile\fR...]
+.br
+\fBunhex\fR\fB\fR [\fIsourcefile\fR...]
+.br
+\fBunsingle\fR\fB\fR [\fIsourcefile\fR...]
+.br
+\fBhqx2bin\fR\fB\fR [\fIsourcefile\fR...]
+.br
+\fBsingle2bin\fR\fB\fR [\fIsourcefile\fR...]
+.br
+\fBmacbinary\fR\fB\fR [\fIsourcefile\fR...]
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.PP
+\fBmegatron\fR
+is used to transform files from BinHex, MacBinary, AppleSingle, or
+\fBnetatalk\fR
style AppleDouble formats into MacBinary or
-.B netatalk
-style AppleDouble formats. The
-.B netatalk
+\fBnetatalk\fR
+style AppleDouble formats\&. The
+\fBnetatalk\fR
style AppleDouble format is the file format used by
-.B afpd,
+\fBafpd,\fR
the
-.B netatalk
-Apple Filing Protocol (AppleShare) server. BinHex, MacBinary, and
-AppleSingle are commonly used formats for transferring Macintosh files
-between machines via email or file transfer protocols.
-.B megatron
-uses its name to determine what type of tranformation is being asked of
-it.
-.LP
+\fBnetatalk\fR
+Apple Filing Protocol (AppleShare) server\&. BinHex, MacBinary, and AppleSingle are commonly used formats for transferring Macintosh files between machines via email or file transfer protocols\&.
+\fBmegatron\fR
+uses its name to determine what type of tranformation is being asked of it\&.
+.PP
If
-.B megatron
+\fBmegatron\fR
is called as
-.B unhex, unbin,
+\fBunhex\fR
+,
+\fBunbin\fR
or
-.B unsingle,
-it tries to convert file(s) from BinHex, MacBinary, or AppleSingle into
-AppleDouble format. BinHex is the format most often used to send
-Macintosh files by e-mail. Usually these files have an extension of
-".hqx". MacBinary is the format most often used by terminal emulators
-"on the fly" when transferring Macintosh files in binary mode.
-MacBinary files often have an extension of ".bin". Some Macintosh
-LAN-based email packages use uuencoded AppleSingle format to "attach"
-or "enclose" files in email. AppleSingle files don't have a standard
-filename extension.
-.LP
+\fBunsingle\fR, it tries to convert file(s) from BinHex, MacBinary, or AppleSingle into AppleDouble format\&. BinHex is the format most often used to send Macintosh files by e\-mail\&. Usually these files have an extension of "\&.hqx"\&. MacBinary is the format most often used by terminal emulators "on the fly" when transferring Macintosh files in binary mode\&. MacBinary files often have an extension of "\&.bin"\&. Some Macintosh LAN\-based email packages use uuencoded AppleSingle format to "attach" or "enclose" files in email\&. AppleSingle files don\'t have a standard filename extension\&.
+.PP
If
-.B megatron
+\fBmegatron\fR
is called as
-.B hqx2bin, single2bin,
-or
-.B macbinary,
-it will try to convert the file(s) from BinHex, AppleSingle, or
-AppleDouble into MacBinary. This last translation may be useful in
-moving Macintosh files from your
-.B afpd
-server to some other machine when you can't copy them from the server
-using a Macintosh for some reason.
-.LP
+\fBhqx2bin\fR,
+\fBsingle2bin\fR, or
+\fBmacbinary\fR, it will try to convert the file(s) from BinHex, AppleSingle, or AppleDouble into MacBinary\&. This last translation may be useful in moving Macintosh files from your
+\fBafpd\fR
+server to some other machine when you can\'t copy them from the server using a Macintosh for some reason\&.
+.PP
If
-.B megatron
+\fBmegatron\fR
is called with any other name, it uses the default translation, namely
-.B unhex.
-.LP
+\fBunhex\fR\&.
+.PP
If no source file is given, or if
-.I sourcefile
-is
-.RB ` - ',
-and if the conversion is from a BinHex or MacBinary file,
-.B megatron
-will read from standard input.
-.LP
-The filename used to store any output file is the filename that is
-encoded in the source file. MacBinary files are created with a ".bin"
-extension. In the case of conflicts, the old file is overwritten!
-.SH SEE ALSO
-.BR afpd (8)
+\fIsourcefile\fR
+is `\fB\-\fR\', and if the conversion is from a BinHex or MacBinary file,
+\fBmegatron\fR
+will read from standard input\&.
+.PP
+The filename used to store any output file is the filename that is encoded in the source file\&. MacBinary files are created with a "\&.bin" extension\&. In the case of conflicts, the old file is overwritten!
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.PP
+\fB\-v, \-\-version\fR
+.RS 4
+Show version\&.
+.RE
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.PP
+\fBafpd\fR(8)
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