SEXP-CONV(1)

📦 version 3.10.2, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 SEXP-CONV 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the sexp-conv(1) page from the Nettle tools era ✨ it's giving "tiny utility, big personality" and we're gonna get you fluent, fr fr.

🌸 NAME 🌸

sexp-conv — convert s-expression to a different encoding 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

Conversion: like, the classic move 💅

sexp-conv [OPTION]...  < INPUT-SEXP

Fingerprinting: when you just want the ~vibe~ of it 👑

sexp-conv --hash[=algorithm] [OPTION]...  < INPUT-SEXP

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

So this manual page documents the sexp-conv command, but only briefly — just a lil taste. This page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page, which is honestly such a mood 😭. Instead, it has documentation in the GNU Info format; see below, bestie.

sexp-conv is a program that converts S-expressions. It automatically detects the s-expression syntax variant of the input — no cap, it just knows 🔮. It is primarily used by the lsh packages, which stores keys and most other objects on disk in that format, but may be of other use as well. iconic behaviour honestly 💅

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the Info files. okay here we go, the full lineup 🌈

  • --hash=algorithm — Output only the hash of the s-expression, using algorithm (default: sha1). Just the fingerprint, nothing else 🫶
  • --raw-hash — Alias for --hash, for compatibility with lsh 1.x. legacy support queen 👑
  • --once — Process exactly one s-expression. one and done, periodt ✋
  • --spki-hash — Output an SPKI hash for the object. Not yet implemented 🙈 so like, don't hold your breath
  • -s, --syntax=format — Variant of S-expression to output. Valid S-expression formats are: transport, canonical (binary), advanced, and hex (same as advanced, but numbers in hex instead of base64). pick your aesthetic 💅
  • -w, --width=width — Limit output to lines of width characters (has no effect on canonical syntax). Zero means no limit. wrap it up or let it run wild 🌸
  • -?, --help — Show summary of options. the girlies love a cheat sheet ✨
  • -V, --version — Show version of program. 💖

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

ssh-conv(1), lsh(1), lshd(8), http://theworld.com/~cme/spki.txt. The programs are documented fully by the sexp section under the Getting Started header of the lsh info page, available via the Info system. go read the lore 📚

💀 BUGS 💀

This program should be documented in the nettle manual, not in the lsh manual. like, it's literally right there, the wrong-house energy is real 😭

👑 AUTHOR 👑

This manual page was originally written by Timshel Knoll <timshel@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Edited by Magnus Holmgren <magnus@kibibyte.se>. shoutout to the originators 🫶✨

and that's the whole page, bestie — this was nettle 1.15, dated June 2007, so yes she's vintage and she still ate 💅💖 mwah, go convert some s-expressions, ily 🎀

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