Linux and Unix a2p command
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The a2p command takes an awk script specified on the command line and produces a comparable perl script on standard output.
a2p [options] [filename]
| -D<number> | Sets debugging flags. |
| -F<character> | Tells a2p that this awk script is always invoked with this -F switch. |
| -n<fieldlist> | Specifies the names of the input fields if input does not have to be split into an array. If you were translating an awk script that processes the password file, you might say: a2p -7 -nlogin.password.uid.gid.gcos.shell.home Any delimiter can be used to separate the field names. |
| -<number> | Causes a2p to assume that input will always have that many fields. |
| -o | Tells a2p to use old awk behavior. For now, the only difference is that old awk always has a line loop, even if there are no line actions, whereas new awk does not. |
a2p myfile
Convert the file myfile.