A2E(1)

A2E(1)                         ZOAU Command Syntax                        A2E(1)

NAME

  a2e - Convert file from ASCII to EBCDIC.

SYNOPSIS

  a2e [-dFhv] [-f <code page>] [-t <code page>] <FILE>

  -d
      Run in debug mode.

  -F
      Force conversion regardless of file tag.

  -f <code page>
      Specify the current code page. Default is ISO8859-1.

  -h
      Print this syntax message.

  -t <code page>
      Specify the target code page. Default is IBM-1047.

  -v
      Run in verbose mode.

DESCRIPTION

  a2e converts and tags a file on disk from an ASCII code page to an EBCDIC code page.
  This command preserves file tags and timestamps, and issues
  warnings if the file is already tagged as EBCDIC or binary.

  When using -f or -t, the command accepts the code page name but
  not the numeric identifier.

EXAMPLES

  Convert a file that is tagged as ISO8859-1 to IBM-1047:

      a2e /home/myfile

  Convert a file that is tagged as ISO8859-2 to IBM-037:

      a2e -f ISO8859-2 -t IBM-037 /home/myfile

  Force the conversion of a file that is tagged as binary:

      a2e -F /home/mybinaryfile

EXIT VALUES

  0
      Conversion was successful.

  4
      Invalid syntax.

  8
      Error in file parameter.

  16
      File is already tagged as the target code page.

SEE ALSO

e2a(1)