ctod(1) General Commands Manual ctod(1)
Name
ctod - combine DDIS objects into DOTS format
Syntax
ctod [ -x ] object.ddis
Description
The command combines a DDIS encoded object into a Data Object Transport Syntax (DOTS) format, which is written to standard output. The
object may contain references to other DDIS files. The purpose of is to create a single file from multiple references to other files, in
order to transfer or move DDIS objects from one location to another.
object.ddis is a file name, or a minus sign (-) for standard input. If a minus sign is specified, or if no file name is present, standard
input is read. The named object and its external references, if any, are combined into a DOTS data stream which is written to standard
output.
Because a DOTS stream contains binary data, output should be redirected to a file or a pipe.
Options
-x Specifies that is to DOTS encode the input file without resolving any external references present in the file. This option is for use
only with files containing no external references.
Restrictions
The only DDIS object types supported in this release are DDIF and DTIF.
Diagnostics
The exit status is 0 if all files were combined successfully and 1 if any of the files could not be combined. Consult `standard error' to
see what files failed, and why.
If the -x option is used and contains any external references, returns an error status of 1, and writes an error message to `standard
error'.
See Also
dtoc(1), DDIS(5), DDIF(5), DTIF(5), DOTS(5)
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