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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--Specification.

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

HISTORY
       The bcd command first appeared in 3BSD.

FreeBSD	Ports 14.quarterly     September 6, 2016			BCD(6)

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