binhex - Hexifies a series of files
SYNOPSIS
binhex [ - options ] [ files ]
DESCRIPTION
binhex takes the files specified in files and hexifies
them in BinHex 4.0 format on standard output subject to
the options specified. If files also specifies directo
ries they are followed recursively, and all files found
will be hexified. If no files parameter is specified,
binhex reads a MacBinary stream from standard input and
hexifies the files found; folder information is lost.
OPTIONS
In the absence of any options, binhex takes the specified
files and silently hexifies them to BinHex 4.0 format,
writing the result to standard output. Directories named
in files are followed recursively, all files found will be
hexified. Files are assumed to be in MacBinary format.
However, if the filename ends with .info the file is
assumed to be the info fork of a MacIntosh file split
amongst more than one file. In that case the files with
.data and .rsrc extensions are also read (if present).
Also, if the info fork is mentioned in the parameter list,
the names of data and resource forks can also be men
tioned, but those will be ignored (this is to allow wild-
card expansion by the shell.) Further, if some form of
AppleShare is supported by the installed program, and if
the current directory, or one of the directories found
during recursive processing, is a directory in the format
of the supported version of AppleShare, those files will
be handled according to the properties of AppleShare.
-r No intelligent file-processing is performed; all
files named are assumed to be plain resource files,
and are hexified as if they were MacIntosh resource
files with creator "RSED" and type "RSRC", unless
another creator and/or type are specified.
-d No intelligent file-processing is performed; all
files named are assumed to be plain data files, and
are hexified as if they were MacIntosh data files
with creator "MACA" and type "TEXT", unless another
creator and/or type are specified.
-u As -d, but the codes for CR and LF are inter
changed.
-U Is a synonym for -u.
-c creator
Defines the creator name to be used if one of the
-t type
Defines the type name to be used if one of the pre
vious options is specified.
-R Do not use run-length encoding during the conver
sion. This option may speed up the encoding a bit,
but it is merely a historical artifact.
-l List every file and directory processed.
-i Do not output files, give information only (implies
-l.)
-q Ask the user for every file/directory whether it
should be visited (implies -l.)
-V Gives the patchlevel of the program, and other
information. Other options are ignored and the
program quits immediately.
-H Give short information about the options. Other
options are ignored and the program quits immedi
ately.
BUGS
As this is a beta release, there may still be some prob
lems.
SEE ALSO
macutil(1)
AUTHOR
Dik T. Winter, CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
(dik@cwi.nl)
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