LOWE - translate alphabetics in a file to lowercase.

Syntax:

lowe infile [>outfile] [options]
(+|-)lineNumbers (+)   (+|-)Case (-)
(+|-)Blanks (+)        (+|-)Sequencenumbers (+)

Examples:

lowe prog
lowe prog >outprog
lowe prog >prog
lowe prog >outprog -b -ln
lowe prog -s
lowe <prog >outprog -b

Options:

-Blanks
removes trailing blanks.
+Blanks
keeps trailing blanks.
-Case
translates lines to lowercase.
+Case
translates lines to uppercase.
-lineNumbers
removes leading line numbers.
+lineNumbers
keeps leading line numbers.
-Sequencenumbers
chops lines after column 72.
+Sequencenumbers
keeps sequence numbers.

Description:

LOWE normally translates alphabetics in a file to lowercase. Output goes to the standard output. If no input file is specified (either by filename or redirection), LOWE reads input from the terminal; to indicate the end of input, press BREAK or hold down CTRL and press "\". If you want to enter input from the terminal, you must redirect output to a file.

If the input and output file names on the command line are the same, LOWE starts by copying the original file contents into a file named "fc*lu". LOWE then processes the file contents and writes the results into the original file.

See Also:

expl strp

expl uppercase

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