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BCD(6)				   Games Manual 			  BCD(6)

NAME
     bcd -- reformat input as punch cards

SYNOPSIS
     bcd [-l] [string ...]
     bcd -d [-l]

DESCRIPTION
     The  bcd  command	reads  the  given  input and reformats it in the form of
     punched cards.  Acceptable input are command line arguments or the standard
     input.

     The options are as follows:

     -d      Decode punch cards on the standard input back to ASCII.

     -l      Create or decode 80 column punch cards.  The default is 48 columns.

SEE ALSO
     ppt(6)

STANDARDS
     ISO 1681:1973, Information  processing--Unpunched	paper  cards--Specifica-
     tion.

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

HISTORY
     The bcd command first appeared in 3BSD.

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly	September 6, 2016			  BCD(6)

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