NAME

       cgm2ncgm - filter NCAR CGM to/from vanilla CGM ncgm2cgm - filter NCAR CGM to/from vanilla CGM

SYNOPSIS

       ncgm2cgm [ -s output block size ] [ -V ]

       cgm2ncgm [ -s input block size ] [ -V ]

DESCRIPTION

       ncgm2cgm  and  cgm2ncgm are filters for converting back and forth between NCAR Computer Graphics Metafile
       (CGM) and vanilla CGM.  ncgm2cgm strips the wrapper from NCAR CGM records while cgm2ncgm restores it. I/O
       is done from standard in/out respectively.

OPTIONS

       -s size
              Set block size in bytes for reads/writes of vanilla CGM. The default blocking factor is 1024.

       -V     Print the version number and then exit.

SEE ALSO

       ISO/DIS 8632 CGM Functional Specification (Nov. 1985)

BUGS

       Some  vanilla  metafile  interpretors  take  advantage  of shortcuts provided by their CGM generators. In
       effect, they are not true CGM interpretors. Although it will still be possible to convert these metafiles
       to  NCAR  format  that  may  be interpreted by NCAR Graphics translators. It may not be the case that the
       aforementioned interpreters will be able to  translate  true  vanilla  metafiles,  such  as  produced  by
       ncgm2cgm.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 1987-2009
       University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

       The use of this Software is governed by a License Agreement.