yodlstriproff(1)

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version 4.05.02 · 6 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ NAME ✨

yodlstriproff — bestie, it strips ASCII control characters. that's the whole job. that's the vibe. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

command | yodlstriproff > outputfile

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

okay so yodlstriproff is a very simple tool and honestly? it knows exactly what it is. it takes a stream and strips out the ASCII control characters, so what's left is only `bare' ASCII. clean. minimal. no notes. ✨

the control sequences it yeets are ^H (that's backspace, babe) followed by any character. this whole mechanism is the thing terminals use to underline or boldface text — like, X ^H X gives you a bold X, iykyk. 🫶

and where does it usually show up? yodlstriproff is commonly used with the Yodl converters yodl2msless and yodl2manless. iconic duo behaviour, fr fr. 🔥

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

💀 BUGS 💀

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not a single bug to report. the bug list is literally a lil dash. she's perfect, your honor. 💅✨

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Frank B. Brokken (f.b.brokken@rug.nl),

and that's the whole page bestie!! 🎀 this little gem ships as part of yodl_4.05.02, and the docs date back to 1996-2025 — yes, 1996, she's been slaying since before some of us were even born. 💖 no cap. go forth and strip those control characters. 🦋🌸

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