| Name : perl-Convert-ASCIInames
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| Version : 1.002
| Vendor : obs://build_opensuse_org/devel:languages:perl
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| Release : 8.67
| Date : 2024-08-05 19:35:18
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| Group : Development/Libraries/Perl
| Source RPM : perl-Convert-ASCIInames-1.002-8.67.src.rpm
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| Size : 0.03 MB
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| Packager : (none)
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| Summary : ASCII names for control characters
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Description :
Most if not all of the non-printing characters of the ASCII character set
had special significance in the days of teletypes and paper tapes. For
example, the character code 0x00 would be sent repeatedly in order to give
the receiving end a chance to catch up; it signified \"no action\" and so was
named \'NUL\'. The sending end might follow each line of text with a number
of \'NUL\' bytes in order to give the receiving end a chance to return its
print carriage to the left margin. The control characters (so-called
because they were used to control aspects of communication or receiving
devices) were given short 2-to-4 letter names, like \'CR\', \'EOT\', \'ACK\', and
\'NAK\'.
Some of these special purposes have become obsolete, but some of them are
still in use. For example, character 0x07 (\'BEL\') is used to ring the
feeper; 0x05 (\'ENQ\') is recognised by many terminals as a trigger to report
their status; and 0x08 (\'BS\') still means \"move the cursor back one space\".
This module will return the ASCII name for specified characters, or the
character code if given an ASCII name. In addition, the full descriptive
name (\"Start of Heading\" instead of \'SOH\') is available, although reverse
translation of the descriptions isn\'t provided.
Some control characters have altername names. Character 0x13 is named \'DC3\'
(\"Device Control 3\"), but is probably better known by its alternate name of
\'XOFF\'. These alternate names are also available through this module\'s
functions.
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