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.Dd $Mdocdate: March 4 2008 $
.Dt A2COFF 8 aviion
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm a2coff
.Nd convert standalone a.out binaries to 88KBCS COFF format
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm a2coff
.Ar source
.Ar destination
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm a2coff
converts standalone binaries, such as kernels or boot blocks, from
.Xr a.out 5
format to COFF format, suitable for booting from the
.Tn Data General
.Tn AViiON
PROMs.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr a.out 5