NAME

       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  directories
       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
       mentioned, 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 interchanged.

       -U     Is a synonym for -u.

       -c creator
              Defines the creator name to be used if one of the previous options is specified.

       -t type
              Defines the type name to be used if one of the previous options is specified.

       -R     Do not use run-length encoding during the conversion.  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 immediately.

BUGS

       As this is a beta release, there may still be some problems.

SEE ALSO

       macutil(1)

AUTHOR

       Dik T. Winter, CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (dik@cwi.nl)