August 1999
Intermediate to advanced
1000 pages
83h 9m
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/usr/bin/asa [-f] [file...] The asa command writes its input files to standard output, mapping carriage-control characters from the text files to line-printer control sequences.
The first character of every line is removed from the input, and the following actions are performed.
| When the Character is a: | Then: |
|---|---|
| space | Output the rest of the line without change. |
| 0 | Replace it by a newline control sequence followed by the rest of the input line. |
| 1 | Replace it by a newpage control sequence followed by the rest of the input line. |
| + | Replace it by a control sequence that returns to the first column of the previous line, where the rest of the input line is printed. ... |
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