Ubuntu Manpage: binhex - Hexifies a series of files

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.

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