A2E(1)

NAME

a2e - Convert file from ASCII to EBCDIC.

SYNOPSIS

a2e [-dFhqv] [-f <source_codepage>] [-t <dest_codepage>] <FILE>

-d
    Print out debug messages.

-F
    Force conversion regardless of file tag.

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

-h
    Display syntax help.

-q
    Quiet mode. Do not display warning messages.

-t <target_codepage>
    Specify the target code page. Default is ISO8859-1.

-v
    Print out verbose command information.

DESCRIPTION

a2e converts and tags a file on disk from an ASCII code page to an EBCDIC one. This command preserves file tags, permissions, and timestamps.

The command issues an error message if the file is already tagged as the target code page.

The command issues a warning message when an untagged file is converted. If a warning message appears, verify that the reencoding was performed correctly.

When using -f or -t, specify the code page name. Numeric code page identifiers are not supported.

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.

2
    An untagged file was converted.

4
    Invalid syntax.

8
    Error converting the file.

SEE ALSO

e2a(1)