# ascii(1)

## NAME

         ascii - strip all the pure ASCII lines from a file

## SYNOPSIS

         ascii [-n] [file]

## OPTIONS

         -n   Extract the lines containing nonASCII characters

## EXAMPLES

         ascii file >outf    # Write all the ASCII lines on outf

         ascii -n <file >outf
                             # Write all the nonASCII lines on outf

## DESCRIPTION

         Sometimes a file contains some nonASCII characters that are in  the  way.
         This  program  allows  the  lines  containing only ASCII characters to be
         grepped from the file. With the -n flag, the nonASCII lines are  grepped.
         No  matter  whether  the flag is used or not, the program returns an exit
         status of true if the file is pure ASCII, and false otherwise.

## SEE ALSO

         tr(1).