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RESEQ(1)							   User Commands							  RESEQ(1)

NAME

       reseq - Reverse the translations made by teseq.

SYNOPSIS

       reseq [-t FILE] INPUT OUTPUT
       reseq --replay INPUT [OUTPUT]
       reseq -h | --help
       reseq -V | --version

DESCRIPTION

       Reverse the translations made by teseq.

       -h, --help
	      Print usage information (this message).

       -V, --version
	      Display version and warrantee

       --replay
	      Obey delay lines for video-style playback.

       -d DIVISOR
	      Play back at DIVISOR times the normal speed.

       -t, --timings=FILE
	      Output timing data to FILE, in the format used by script -t and scriptreplay.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to bug-teseq@gnu.org

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright  (C) 2008  Micah Cowan <micah@cowan.name>.  Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in
       any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.	There is NO WARANTEE, to the extent  permitted	by
       law.

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation  for reseq is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and reseq programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

	      info reseq

       should give you access to the complete manual.

reseq 1.0.0							    April 2012								  RESEQ(1)