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.TH OD "1" "August 1999" "GNU textutils 2.0" FSF
.SH NAME
od \- dump files in octal and other formats
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B od
[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]...
.br
.B od
\fI--traditional \fR[\fIFILE\fR] [[\fI+\fR]\fIOFFSET \fR[[\fI+\fR]\fILABEL\fR]]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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.PP
Write an unambiguous representation, octal bytes by default, of FILE
to standard output.  With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
.TP
\fB\-A\fR, \fB\-\-address\-radix\fR=\fIRADIX\fR
decide how file offsets are printed
.TP
\fB\-j\fR, \fB\-\-skip\-bytes\fR=\fIBYTES\fR
skip BYTES input bytes first on each file
.TP
\fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-read\-bytes\fR=\fIBYTES\fR
limit dump to BYTES input bytes per file
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-strings\fR[=\fIBYTES\fR]
output strings of at least BYTES graphic chars
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-format\fR=\fITYPE\fR
select output format or formats
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-output\-duplicates\fR
do not use * to mark line suppression
.TP
\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR[=\fIBYTES\fR]
output BYTES bytes per output line
.TP
\fB\-\-traditional\fR
accept arguments in pre-POSIX form
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.SS "Pre-POSIX format specifications may be intermixed, they accumulate:"
.TP
\fB\-a\fR
same as \fB\-t\fR a,  select named characters
.TP
\fB\-b\fR
same as \fB\-t\fR oC, select octal bytes
.TP
\fB\-c\fR
same as \fB\-t\fR c,  select ASCII characters or backslash escapes
.TP
\fB\-d\fR
same as \fB\-t\fR u2, select unsigned decimal shorts
.TP
\fB\-f\fR
same as \fB\-t\fR fF, select floats
.TP
\fB\-h\fR
same as \fB\-t\fR x2, select hexadecimal shorts
.TP
\fB\-i\fR
same as \fB\-t\fR d2, select decimal shorts
.TP
\fB\-l\fR
same as \fB\-t\fR d4, select decimal longs
.TP
\fB\-o\fR
same as \fB\-t\fR o2, select octal shorts
.TP
\fB\-x\fR
same as \fB\-t\fR x2, select hexadecimal shorts
.PP
For older syntax (second call format), OFFSET means \fB\-j\fR OFFSET.  LABEL
is the pseudo-address at first byte printed, incremented when dump is
progressing.  For OFFSET and LABEL, a 0x or 0X prefix indicates
hexadecimal, suffixes maybe . for octal and b multiply by 512.
.PP
TYPE is made up of one or more of these specifications:
.TP
a
named character
.TP
c
ASCII character or backslash escape
.TP
d[SIZE]
signed decimal, SIZE bytes per integer
.TP
f[SIZE]
floating point, SIZE bytes per integer
.TP
o[SIZE]
octal, SIZE bytes per integer
.TP
u[SIZE]
unsigned decimal, SIZE bytes per integer
.TP
x[SIZE]
hexadecimal, SIZE bytes per integer
.PP
SIZE is a number.  For TYPE in doux, SIZE may also be C for
sizeof(char), S for sizeof(short), I for sizeof(int) or L for
sizeof(long).  If TYPE is f, SIZE may also be F for sizeof(float), D
for sizeof(double) or L for sizeof(long double).
.PP
RADIX is d for decimal, o for octal, x for hexadecimal or n for none.
BYTES is hexadecimal with 0x or 0X prefix, it is multiplied by 512
with b suffix, by 1024 with k and by 1048576 with m.  Adding a z suffix to
any type adds a display of printable characters to the end of each line
of output.  \fB\-s\fR without a number implies 3.  \fB\-w\fR without a number implies 32.
By default, od uses \fB\-A\fR o \fB\-t\fR d2 \fB\-w\fR 16.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B od
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B od
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info od
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.