NAME

       bcd, ppt, morse — reformat input as punch cards, paper tape or morse code

SYNOPSIS

       bcd [string ...]
       ppt [-d|string ...]
       morse [-ds string ...]

DESCRIPTION

       The  bcd, ppt and morse commands read the given input and reformat it in the form of punched cards, paper
       tape or morse code respectively.  Acceptable input are command line arguments or the standard input.

       Available option:

       -s    The -s option for morse produces dots and dashes rather than words.

       -d    Decode ppt output, or morse output consisting of dots and slashes (as generated  by  using  the  -s
             option).

SEE ALSO

       ISO 1681:1973: Information processing--Unpunched paper cards--Specification.

       ISO  1682:1973:  Information  processing--80  columns  punched  paper  cards--Dimensions  and location of
       rectangular punched holes.

       ECMA-10: ECMA Standard for Data Interchange on Punched Tape.

       ITU-T Recommendation F.1: Operational provisions for the international public telegram service,  Division
       B, I. Morse code.

Debian                                          November 26, 2002                                         BCD(6)