UNCONTROL
Remove Control Characters From a File

UNCONTROL is a C++ program which reads a file and makes a copy with no control characters (except for carriage control).

Usage:

uncontrol old new

• old is the file to be modified;
• new is the modified copy of the old file.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

UNCONTROL is available in a C++ version.

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Source Code:

• uncontrol.cpp, the source code;

Examples and Tests:

• bad.bin, a "bad" file containing control characters, with a "bin" extension to remind you to transfer it as a binary file.
• good.txt, a "good" copy of the file;

List of Routines:

• MAIN is the main program for UNCONTROL.
• HANDLE makes a copy of a file in which CR's are replace by LF's.
• TIMESTAMP prints the current YMDHMS date as a time stamp.

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