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.TH CODE 1 Zilog
.V 08/15/84 16:42:00
.\" @[$]code.1	1.14 08/15/84 16:42:00 - Zilog Inc.
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.SH NAME
code \-  print characters with hex or octal equivalents
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBcode\fR [ \fB-o\fR ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Code
reads from standard input and lists each character read with
its hex or octal equivalent on the standard output.
.PP
Non-printable characters are displayed with their mnemonic in angle
brackets, a printable representation in parentheses (with '^' representing
the "control" key), and their numerical equivalent.
.PP
The default numerical representation is hex, with the
.B -o
option causing an octal dump.
.PP
.B Code
runs in "raw mode"
and terminates upon receipt of a DEL character (hex 7F).
Non-ASCII characters (high bit set) are ignored.
.SH EXAMPLES
User input is represented by \fBbold\fR type.
.sp 2
.RS
Without argument: 
.sp 
%\fBcode\fR
.sp
\fBa\fR           61
.br
\fBb\fR           62
.br
\fBc\fR           63
.br
<del>       7f
.sp 2
Input from \fIfile\fR:
.sp 
%\fBecho abc > \fIfile\fR
.br
%\fBcode < \fIfile\fR
.sp
a           61
.br
b           62
.br
c           63
.br
<nl> (^J)   0a
.br
<del>       7f
.bp
Input from command:
.sp 
%\fBcat \fIfile\fB | code -o\fR
.sp
a          141
.br
b          142
.br
c          143
.br
<nl> (^J)  012
.br
<del>      177
.RE