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.\" $OpenBSD: elf2aout.1,v 1.3 1998/06/12 12:09:44 d Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Per Fogelstrom
.\"
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" This product includes software developed under OpenBSD by
.\" Per Fogelstrom.
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.Dd Octobert 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 ecoffexec
.Oc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm elf2aout
reads and convert 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.
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