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uuconv(1)		     General Commands Manual		       uuconv(1)

NAME
     uuconv - convert UUCP configuration files

SYNOPSIS
     uuconv -i type -o type [-p program] [standard UUCP options]

DESCRIPTION
     The uuconv program can be used to convert UUCP configuration files from one
     format  to  another.  This can be useful for administrators converting from
     an older UUCP package.  Taylor UUCP is able to read and use old  configura-
     tion  file formats, but some new features can not be selected using the old
     formats.

     The type of configuration file to read  is  specified  using  the	`-i'  or
     `--input'	options.   The	type of configuration file to write is specified
     using the `-o' or `--output' options.

     The supported configuration file types are `taylor', `v2', and `hdb'.   For
     a	description of the `taylor' configuration files, see *Note Configuration
     Files::.  The other types of configuration files are  used  by  traditional
     UUCP packages, and are not described in this manual.

     An input configuration of type `v2' or `hdb' is read from a compiled in di-
     rectory  (specified  by `oldconfigdir' in `Makefile').  An input configura-
     tion of type `taylor' is read from a compiled in directory by default,  but
     may be overridden with the standard `-I' or `--config' options.

     The  output configuration is written to files in the directory in which uu-
     conv is run.

     Some information in the input files may not be representable in the desired
     output format, in which case uuconv will silently discard it.   The  output
     of uuconv should be carefully checked before it is used.  The uuchk(8) pro-
     gram may be used for this purpose.

     The `-p' or `--program' option may be used to convert specific `cu' config-
     uration  information, rather than the default of only converting the `uucp'
     configuration information.

SEE ALSO
     cu(1), uucp(1)

AUTHOR
     Ian Lance Taylor (ian@airs.com).  This Manpage based  on  the  Taylor  UUCP
     1.06 Texinfo documentation.

				Taylor UUCP 1.06		       uuconv(1)

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