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.

SEE ALSO

       macutil(1)

AUTHOR

       Dik T. Winter, CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (dik@cwi.nl)

3rd Berkeley Distribution                       October 22, 1992                                       BINHEX(1)