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.Dd October 2, 1996
.Dt ELF2AOUT 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm elf2aout
.Nd convert ELF executable to a.out format
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm elf2aout
.Op Ar elfexec
.Oo
.Ar aoutexec
.Oc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
reads and converts the file specified as
.Ar elfexec
to a.out format, into file
.Ar aoutexec ,
suitable for bootstrapping certain
.Nm MIPS
systems.
The systems currently requiring this
conversion are:
.Nm pmax .
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
If the conversion fails a diagnostic message is printed to explain the cause.