FILE2C(1)                  OpenBSD Reference Manual                  FILE2C(1)

NAME
     file2c - convert file to c-source

SYNOPSIS
     file2c [string] [string]

DESCRIPTION
     The file2c utility reads a file from the standard input and writes it to
     the standard output, converting each byte to its decimal representation
     on the fly.

     If the first string is present, it is printed before the data.  If the
     second string is present, it is printed after the data.

     This program is used to embed binary or other files into C source files,
     for instance as a char[].

EXAMPLES
     The command:

           date | file2c 'const char date[] = {' ',0};'

     will produce:

           const char date[] = {
           83,97,116,32,74,97,110,32,50,56,32,49,54,58,50,56,58,48,53,
           32,80,83,84,32,49,57,57,53,10
           ,0};

SEE ALSO
     hexdump(1), od(1)

OpenBSD 2.9                    January 28, 1995                              1
