.TH ARCV 1M .SH NAME arcv \- convert archives to new format .SH SYNOPSIS .B arcv file ... .SH DESCRIPTION .I Arcv converts archive files (see .IR ar (1), .IR ar (5)) from 6th edition to 7th edition format. The conversion is done in place, and the command refuses to alter a file not in old archive format. .PP Old archives are marked with a magic number of 0177555 at the start; new archives have 0177545. .SH FILES /tmp/v*, temporary copy .SH SEE ALSO ar(1), ar(5)