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     VIS(1)                                                     VIS(1)

     NAME
          vis - show invisible characters

     SYNOPSIS
          vis [ -t ] [ -s ] [ file ... ]

     DESCRIPTION
          Vis reads each file in sequence and writes it on the stan-
          dard output.  Non-printing characters are translated on out-
          put as in the `l' command of ed(1). If no file is given vis
          reads from the standard input.  The options are

          -t   Do not translate tabs.

          -s   Strip invisible characters; same effect as tr -cd
               '<tab><newline><space>-~'.

     SEE ALSO
          cat(1), ed(1), xd(1)