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Convert Tabs V2.1
© J.Tyberghein Mon Dec 18 13:40:27 1989
==============================================================================
Preface
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With this program you can convert the tabs in a file to spaces or to tabs
of another size.
The resulting file will always have the same layout as the source file.
This program (ConvTab V2.1) is shareware.
If you like and/or use this utility I would appreciate it very much
if you'd send me a contribution of $10 US ($15 if you want to get a new
update (when one is available)).
Please send money by international money order, EuroCheck (in Belgian
Francs (BF) !) or cash, because it's very difficult for me to cash in
other checks.
If you want an update please state your current version.
If you want to use this program for commercial purposes please write
for permission !
If you have any suggestions or remarks you can write to (Bug reports are
welcome too)
Jorrit Tyberghein
Hepmansbossen 31
3990 Meerhout BELGIUM
WARNING:
If you want to use this utility you must have Arp 1.3 or later.
ConvTab is reexecutable so you can use it with ARes, Resident, ...
ConvTab is not reentrable, so you will get a warning from ARes or Resident
if you try to use this program twice at the same time.
Syntax
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+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Commandline template: |
| From/a,To/a,OLDTAB/a,NEWTAB,ANSI/s,NOSTR/s: |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Usage: |
| ConvTab <Source> <Dest> <OldTab> [<NewTab>] [ANSI] [NOSTR] |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
<Source> : file to convert
<Dest> : converted file
<OldTab> : this is the original tab size
<NewTab> : specify a new tab size if you want all spaces and tabs
in the Source file to be converted to tabs of this
new size (if possible). If you don't specify a new tab
size, all tabs will be converted too spaces.
<ANSI> : normally tabs are converted in such manner, that the
layout of the file will look good if you 'type' it on
the standard CLI window. In other words, Ansi escape
codes are considered to be invisible.
But if you have an editor (like CED) which shows full
Ansi escape codes, you must specify this option if you
want the layout to look good. Of course the layout of this
resulting file will probably be faulty on the standard
CLI window (or with programs like PPMore and More).
<NOSTR> : when this option is given, ConvTab will make no conversion
in strings ("..." or '...'). This can be useful if you
want to convert sources.
examples:
ConvTab source.c dest.c 3
Convert all tabs to spaces in the file 'source.c'.
The file 'dest.c' will contain no tabs. The layout will be the
same as in 'source.c' on the standard CLI window, and in some editors
if 'source.c' contained no Ansi codes.
ConvTab source.c dest.c 3 2 ansi
Convert all tabs and spaces to new tabs (size 2).
Ansi codes are not invisible.
ConvTab source.c prt: 3 8
Print 'source.c'. Whenever there is a tab (size 8) possible, it is
generated.
ConvTab source.c dest.c 3 3 nostr
Convert all spaces in 'source.c' to tabs if possible. The tab size
stays the same.
Strings are not converted.
Note that even if there are no tabs in a file, you must specify an
old tab size. If this is the case, simply specify a dummy value.
==============================================================================
End of ConvTab 2.1 document
==============================================================================