NAME

       asntool - process ASN.1 module specifications

SYNOPSIS

       asntool   [-]   [-B filename]   [-D N]   [-G]   [-I str]   [-J type]   [-K str]   [-L str]
       [-M filename,...] [-P str] [-Q] [-S filename] [-T filename] [-V] [-X filename] [-Z] [-b N]
       [-d filename]   [-e filename]   [-f filename]   [-l filename]   -m filename  [-o filename]
       [-p filename] [-t str] [-v filename] [-w N] [-x filename]

DESCRIPTION

       asntool reads, validates, and displays ASN.1 module specifications.

OPTIONS

       A summary of options is included below.

       -      Print usage message

       -B filename
              Generate objects and code in files named filename.*

       -D N   Debugging level for code generation:
              0      No debugging (default)
              1      Shallow debugging
              2      Deep debugging
              3-9    Same as 2

       -G     Generate object loader .c and .h files

       -I str Put "#include str" in generated .c file

       -J type
              Register type type with object manager

       -K str In generated .c, force name of #included asn header to str

       -L str Label registered type as str

       -M filename,...
              Search the ASN.1 modules in filename,... for external references

       -P str XML module prefix for DOCTYPE

       -Q     Use quoted syntax form for generated include files

       -S filename
              Send debugging output to filename rather than stderr

       -T filename
              Dump ASN.1 tree to filename

       -V     Force CHOICE  objects  to  use  custom  structures  rather  than  ValNodePtrs,  for
              compatibility with some old hand-coded object loaders.

       -X filename
              Write  XML  DTD  to  filename.  If filename is "m", print each module to a separate
              file.

       -Z     Bit twiddle for optional zero value base slots

       -b N   Use N-byte buffers (default = 1024; anything between 512 and 10000 is legal)

       -d filename
              Read binary values from filename (requires -t)

       -e filename
              Write binary values to filename

       -f filename
              Write ASN.1 module to filename

       -l filename
              Write ASN.1 loader to filename

       -m filename
              Read ASN.1 module from filename

       -o filename
              Write header to filename

       -p filename
              Write print values to filename

       -t str Expect binary values to have type str

       -v filename
              Read print values from filename

       -w N   Limit values in #defines to N bits (default = 31; anything between 31  and  128  is
              legal)

       -x filename
              Write XML data to filename

AUTHOR

       The National Center for Biotechnology Information.