forder(1)						      General Commands Manual							 forder(1)

NAME

       forder - convert file data order

SYNOPSIS

       [file ...]

DESCRIPTION

       The  text orientation (mode) of a file can be right-to-left (non-Latin) or left-to-right (Latin).  This text orientation can affect the way
       data is arranged in the file.  The data arrangements that result are called screen order and keyboard order.  converts the order of charac-
       ters in the file from screen order to keyboard order or vice versa.

       reads  the  concatenation  of  input files (or standard input if none are given) and produces on standard output a converted version of its
       input.  If appears as an input file name, reads standard input at that point (use to delimit the end of options in such instances).

       converts input files for all languages that are read from right-to-left.  Unless the option is used, the command merely copies input  files
       to standard output for languages that are read from left-to-right.

   Options
       recognizes the following options:

	      Convert file data order for languages read from left-to-right.

	      Identify the file as having been created in Latin mode.

	      Identify the file as having been created in non-Latin mode.

EXTERNAL INFLUENCES

   Environment Variables
       The environment variable determines the mode and order of the file.  The syntax of is:

	      [mode] [_order]

       where  mode describes the mode of a file: represents Latin mode, and represents non-Latin mode.	Non-Latin mode is assumed for values other
       than and The order describes the data order of a file: is keyboard, and is screen.  Keyboard order is assumed for  values  other  than  and
       Mode information in can be overridden from the command line.

       The environment variable determines the direction of a language (left-to-right or right-to-left).

       The environment variable determines whether a language has alternative numbers.

       The environment variable determines the language in which messages are displayed.

   International Code Set Support
       Single-byte character code sets are supported.

EXAMPLES

       The  following  command	begins with file1, which exists in screen order, converts it to keyboard order, sorts the keyboard-ordered output,
       converts it back to screen order, and redirects the output to file2.  Note that is given to inform that	file1  was  created  in  non-Latin
       mode.

WARNINGS

       It is the user's responsibility to ensure that the environment variable accurately reflects the status of the file.

       If present, alternative numbers always have a left-to-right orientation.

       The command is HP proprietary, not portable to other vendors' systems, and will not be provided in future HP-UX releases.

AUTHOR

       was developed by HP.

SEE ALSO

       environ(5), strord(3C), nljust(1).

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