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.Dd Jan 28, 1995
.Dt FILE2C 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm file2c
.Nd convert file to c-source
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm file2c
.Op Ar string
.Op Ar string
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm file2c
utility reads a file from stdin and writes it to stdout, converting each
byte to its decimal representation on the fly.
.Pp
If the first
.Op string
is present, it is printed before the data. If the second
.Op string
is present, it is printed after the data.
.Pp
This program is used to embed binary or other files into C source files,
for instance as a char[].
.Sh EXAMPLE
The command:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
date | file2c 'const char date[] = {' ',0};'
.Ed
.Pp
will produce:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
const char date[] = {
83,97,116,32,74,97,110,32,50,56,32,49,54,58,50,56,58,48,53,
32,80,83,84,32,49,57,57,53,10
,0};
.Ed