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.TH ftpconversions 5 
.SH Name
ftpconversions \- ftpd conversions database
.SH Description
.NXR "conversions file" "format"
The conversions known by 
.BR ftpd(8)
and their attributes are stored in an ASCII file that
is structured as below.
Each line in the file provides a description for a single
.IR conversion.
Fields are separated by colons (:).
.PP
    %s:%s:%s:%s:%s:%s:%s:%s
     1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8

    Field          Description
      1             strip prefix
      2             strip postfix
      3             addon prefix
      4             addon postfix
      5             external command
      6             types
      7             options
      8             description
.SH Known Problems
The conversions mechanism does not currently support the strip prefix
and addon prefix fields.
.SH Files
.PN FTPLIB/ftpconversions
.SH See Also
ftpd(8), ftpaccess(5)