


      ASA(1)                      (UNIX 5.0)                     ASA(1)



      NAME
           asa - interpret ASA carriage control characters

      SYNTAX
           asa [files]

      DESCRIPTION
           Asa interprets the output of FORTRAN programs that utilize
           ASA carriage control characters.  It processes either the
           files whose names are given as arguments or the standard
           input if no file names are supplied.  The first character of
           each line is assumed to be a control character; their
           meanings are:

           ' '     (blank) single new line before printing

           0       double new line before printing

           1       new page before printing

           +       overprint previous line.

           Lines beginning with other than the above characters are
           treated as if they began with ' '.  The first character of a
           line is not printed.  If any such lines appear, an
           appropriate diagnostic will appear on standard error.  This
           program forces the first line of each input file to start on
           a new page.

           To correctly view the output of FORTRAN programs which use
           ASA carriage control characters, asa could be used as a
           filter thusly:

                a.out | asa | lpr

           and the output, properly formatted and pagenated, would be
           directed to the line printer.  FORTRAN output sent to a file
           could be viewed by:

                asa file

      SEE ALSO
           fsplit(1), ratfor(1).  Currently linked with (rf).












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