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NAME
       cbase - A simple program for base convertion between numbers

SYNOPSIS
       cbase [ -i input_base ] [ -o output_base ] [ OPTIONS ] NUM1 NUM2 ...

DESCRIPTION
       cbase  is  a  simple  program designed to convert numbers between arbi‐
       traraily bases.

       There are two groups of options, one with lower case  and  another  one
       with upper case. The upper case options is used between terms while the
       lower case is used between places.  (since  you  can  use  arbitraraily
       base, a place can have more then one digits.)

       Note: If no argument specified, cbase will read from stdin.

OPTIONS
       -i, --input-base INPUT_BASE
              Inbase,  the  base of the given string. Base can range from 2 to
              256, use 'a' to specify that the input string is  ASCII  charac‐
              ters.

       -o, --output-base OUTPUT_BASE
              Outbase, like inbase, but specify the base of output string, use
              'a' to output ASCII characters.

       -a, --alphabet
              use alphabet for base between 17 and 36

       -d, --place-delimiter DELIM
              Tell cbase that the terms delimited by DELIM  is  treated  as  a
              single  place.  This  is often used when the base is larger than
              36. See the Example section for more information.

       -D, --term-delimiter DELIM
              Tell cbase that the terms delimited by DELIM should be processed
              rescpectively.

       -g, --group-place-by COUNT
              The  `-g' option is like the `-d' option, but instead of using a
              delimiter, COUNT is used to group each terms.  If  neither  `-d'
              nor  `-g'  is  specified, `-g 1' is assumed (Like ten-based num‐
              bers). See the Example section for more information.

       -G, --group-term-by COUNT
              The `-G' option is like the `-D' option, but instead of using  a
              delimiter,  COUNT  is  used to group each terms. See the Example
              section for more information.

       -f, --delimit-place-with DELIM
              Delimit each place in the output string, this is especially use‐
              ful  when  the  `-g' option is used. See the Example section for
              more information.  By default, if the `-d' option is  used,  the
              output  string  will be delimited with the same delimiter as the
              input. You can also use this option to change the output  delim‐
              iter.

       -F, --delimit-term-with DELIM
              Delimit  each term in the output string, this is especially use‐
              ful when the `-G' option is used. See the  Example  section  for
              more  information.   By default, if the `-D' option is used, the
              output string will be delimited with the same delimiter  as  the
              input.  You can also use this option to change the output delim‐
              iter.

       -s, --suppress-place-delimiter DELIM
              Suppress place delimiter.

       -S, --supress-term-delimiter DELIM
              Suppress term delimiter.

       -v, --version
              show version information.

       -h, --help
              show this help message and exit

EXAMPLE
       Input:  cbase -i 10 -o 16 -D : 97:98:99
       Output: 61:62:63

       Input:  cbase -i 256 -o 10 -d 168.128.0.1
       Output: 2826960897

       Input:  cbase -i 10 -o 16 -go 2 979899
       Output: 616263

       Input:  cbase -i 256 -o 10 -g 3 168128000001
       Output: 2826960897

       Input:  cbase -i a -o 10 -F : NTUEE
       Output: 78:84:85:69:69

       Input:  cbase -i a -o 10 -F  -f . NTUEE
       Output: 7.8|8.4|8.5|6.9|6.9

       Input:  cbase -i 10 -o 256 -s 2826960897
       Output: 168128000001

       Input:  cbase -i a -o 16 -F % 'UTF-8 Encode!'
       Output  55%54%46%2d%38%20%45%6e%63%6f%64%65%21

       Input:  cbase -i 16 -o a -D % -S %55%54%46%2d%38%20%44%65%63%6f%64%65%21
       Output: UTF-8 Decode!

BUGS
       Feel free to report the bug at:

       http://github.com/Aitjcize/cbase/issues or

       mail://aitjcize@gmail.com.

AUTHOR
       Wei-Ning Huang (AZ) <aitjcize@gmail.com>

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