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NAME
     patch - utility to patch fields in item headers

SYNOPSIS
     patch -i item [patch options] file

DESCRIPTION
     patch is a  specialist  utility  to  patch  fields  in  item
     headers.   It  may  be  of use in saving data from otherwise
     corrupt files,  or  allowing  re-use  of  data  without  re-
     calculation, merely to correct some minor fault.

     WARNING: It is possible to corrupt files with this utility.

     Options and their meanings are:

     -I              Identify program and exit.

     -iitem          Item number of data set to be patched.

     -hhistory       New text for history field.

     -pparams        New text for params field.

     -oitemno        New datatype and subtype for item.

     -ffloating      New value for "floating" flag.

     -Ddatasize      New datasize field.

     -Fframesize     New framesize value.

     -nnumframes     New numframes value.

     -dframeduration New frameduration value.

     -Pdatapresent   New datapresent flag value.

     -Ooffset        New offset value.

     -ccomment       New comment text.

     -wwindowsize    Mew windowsize value.

     -voverlap       new overlap value.

     -llxsync        New value for "lxsync" flag.

     -mmachine       New value for machine  type,  0=big  endian,
                     1=little endian.





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VERSION/AUTHOR
     1.0 - Mark Huckvale

BUGS
     Cannot change processdate or length fields.

SOURCE
     /ptemp/mark/sfs/util/patch.c















































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