-.TH MEGATRON 1 "8 Jan 1992" "netatalk 1.2"
+.TH megatron 1 "8 Jan 1992" 2.0.0 Netatalk
.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...
-]
+\fBmegatron\fR [\fBsourcefile\fR]\&...
+.sp 1
+\fBunbin\fR [\fBsourcefile\fR]\&...
+.sp 1
+\fBunhex\fR [\fBsourcefile\fR]\&...
+.sp 1
+\fBunsingle\fR [\fBsourcefile\fR]\&...
+.sp 1
+\fBhqx2bin\fR [\fBsourcefile\fR]\&...
+.sp 1
+\fBsingle2bin\fR [\fBsourcefile\fR]\&...
+.sp 1
+\fBmacbinary\fR [\fBsourcefile\fR]\&...
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.B megatron
-is used to transform files from BinHex, MacBinary, AppleSingle, or
-.B netatalk
-style AppleDouble formats into MacBinary or
-.B netatalk
-style AppleDouble formats. The
-.B netatalk
-style AppleDouble format is the file format used by
-.B afpd,
-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
-If
-.B megatron
-is called as
-.B unhex, unbin,
-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
-If
-.B megatron
-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
-If
-.B megatron
-is called with any other name, it uses the default translation, namely
-.B unhex.
-.LP
-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
+megatron is used to transform files from BinHex,
+MacBinary, AppleSingle, or \fBnetatalk\fR style
+AppleDouble formats into MacBinary or \fInetatalk\fR
+style AppleDouble formats. The \fInetatalk\fR
+style AppleDouble format is the file format used by \fIafpd,\fR
+the \fInetatalk\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. megatron uses its name to
+determine what type of tranformation is being asked of it.
+.PP
+If megatron is called as unhex
+, unbin or 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.
+.PP
+If megatron is called as hqx2bin,
+single2bin, or 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 afpd server to some other machine when you
+can't copy them from the server using a Macintosh for some reason.
+.PP
+If megatron is called with any other name, it
+uses the default translation, namely unhex.
+.PP
+If no source file is given, or if \fIsourcefile\fR
+is `\fB\-\fR', and if the
+conversion is from a BinHex or MacBinary file, megatron
will read from standard input.
-.LP
+.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 SEE ALSO
-.BR afpd (8)
+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"
+\fBafpd\fR(8)
+
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