NAME
	newform - change the format of a text file

SYNOPSIS
	newform [-s][-in][-on][-bn][-en][-pn][-an][-ck][-ln][-z][files...]

DESCRIPTION
	newform reads lines from the named files, or the standard input  if
	no input file is named, and reproduces the lines  on  the  standard
	output. Lines are  reformatted	in  accordance	with  command  line
	options in effect. Except for -s, command line options	may  appear
	in any order,  and  may  be  repeated.	Command  line  options	are
	processed in the order specified, this means that option  sequences
	like "-e15 -l60" will yield results different from "-l60 -e15".
	Options are applied to all  files  on  the  command  line.  If	you
	specify "-" as a file name, standard input will be used.

	-s	Shears off leading characters on each line up to the  first
		tab and places up to 8 of the sheared characters at the end
		of the line. If more than 8 characters	(not  counting  the
		first tab) are sheared, the eighth character is replaced by
		a * and any characters to the right of	it  are  discarded.
		The first tab is always discarded.
		An error message and program exit will occur if this option
		is used on a file without a tab on each line.  The  sheared
		off characters are saved internally until all other options
		specified are applied to that line. The characters are then
		added at the end of the processed line.

	-in	Input tab specification : expands tabs to spaces, according
		to the given tab width. n may be 0 to stop tab expansion.

	-on	Output	tab  specification  :  replaces  spaces  by   tabs,
		according to the given tab width. n may be 0 to stop  space
		conversion on output.

	-bn	Truncate n characters from the beginning of the  line  when
		the line length is greater than the effective  line  length
		(see -l). Default is to truncate the number  of  characters
		necessary to obtain the effective line length. The  default
		value is used when -b with no n is used.

	-en	Same as -bn except that characters are truncated  from	the
		end of the line.

	-pn	Prefix n characters (see -c) to the  beginning  of  a  line
		when the line  length  is  less  than  the  effective  line
		length. Default is  to	prefix	the  number  of  characters
		necessary to obtain the effective line length.

	-an	Same as -pn except characters are appended to the end of  a
		line.

	-ck	Change the prefix/append character to k. Default  character
		is a space. If k is missing, space is assumed.

	-ln	Set the effective line length to n characters. If n is	not
		entered, -l defaults to 80. The default line length without
		the -l	option	is  80	characters.   Note  that  tabs	are
		considered to be one character (use -i to  expand  tabs  to
		spaces).

	-z	Delete spaces and tabs at the beginning of a line.

RETURN CODES
	0 if all went well
	1 in case of bad argument (fatal)
	2 if at least one file couldn't be opened (non fatal)
	13 if there's no tab in an input line with -s option (fatal)

CHANGES FROM UNIX VERSION
	-f option not supported
	n cannot be -- for -i and -o option
	added -z option

AUTHOR
	Denis GOUNELLE
	Last modified 04-Sep-92