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.TH SEXP-CONV 1 "Apr 19, 2002" sexp-conv "Lsh Manuals"
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.SH NAME
sexp_conv \- convert s-expression to a different encoding
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B sexp_conv
.RI [ options ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the
.B sexp_conv
command.
This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution
because the original program does not have a manual page.
Instead, it has documentation in the GNU Info format; see below.
.PP
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\fBsexp_conv\fP is a program that converts S-expressions (keys and
most other objects which `lsh' needs to store on disk)
.SH OPTIONS
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long
options starting with two dashes (`-').
A summary of options is included below.
For a complete description, see the Info files.
.TP
.B \-\-hash=\fIalgorithm\fP
Hash algorithm (default: sha1).
.TP
.B \-\-once
Process at most one s-expression.
.TP
.B \-\-raw\-hash
Output the hash for the canonical representation of the object, in hexadecimal.
.TP
.B \-\-spki\-hash
Output an SPKI hash for the object.
.TP
.B \-\-debug
Print huge amounts of debug information.
.TP
.B \-q, \-\-quiet
Supress all warnings and diagnostic messages.
.TP
.B \-\-trace
Detailed trace.
.TP
.B \-v, \-\-verbose
Verbose diagnostic messages.
.TP
.B \-i, \-\-input\-format=\fIformat\fP
Variant of S-expression to accept. Valid S-expression formats are: transport,
canonical, advanced and international.
.TP
.B \-o, \-\-output\-format=\fIformat\fP
Variant of S-expression to output. Valid S-expression formats are: transport,
canonical, advanced and international.
.TP
.B \-?, \-\-help
Show summary of options.
.TP
.B \-\-usage
Give a short usage message.
.TP
.B \-v, \-\-version
Show version of program.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR ssh-conv (1),
.BR lshc (1),
.BR lshd (8).
.br
The programs are documented fully by the
.IR "sexp"
section under the
.IR "Getting Started"
header of the lsh info page, available via the Info system.
.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Timshel Knoll <timshel@debian.org>,
for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).