NAME


os - overstrike - convert backspaces into multiple lines


SYNOPSIS


os
[file ...]


DESCRIPTION


Os
(overstrike) looks for backspaces in the files specified and
generates a sequence of print lines with carriage control codes
to reproduce the effect of the backspaces.

If no files are given, or the filename '-' appears, input is
taken from the standard input.


FILES




SEE ALSO


detab, lpr (if one is implemented)


DIAGNOSTICS


A message is printed if an input file cannot be opened; further
processing is terminated.


AUTHORS



Original from Kernighan & Plauger's 'Software Tools', with
minor modifications by Debbie Scherrer, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.


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