wl2url(1)                                                            wl2url(1)



NAME
       wl2url - a simple utility for converting a webloc file to a url file

SYNOPSIS
       wl2url [-dhnqv] [-o dir] files

DESCRIPTION
       wl2url  is  a  simple  utility for converting MacOS X webloc files into
       Microsoft internet shortcuts. In webloc files, the url is stored in the
       resource  fork,  which  can only be read on MacOS or MacOS X.  Internet
       shortcuts are plain-text files, which can be read on any platform.

OPTIONS
       -d     Delete the original webloc file after creating the url file

       -h     Prints a help message

       -n     Don't create a file, just print out the url

       -q     Quiet mode; only print out error messages

       -s     Use strings(1) instead of DeRez(1). By default DeRez(1) is used,
              if available.

       -v     Prints the version

       -o [dir]
              Put the output files in [dir]

SEE ALSO
       DeRez(1), strings(1)

PLATFORMS
       wl2url has been tested on MacOS X

HISTORY
       The    wl2url   command   was   written   by   Sriranga   Veeraraghavan
       <ranga@alum.berkeley.edu>.



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