NAME
asntool - process ASN.1 module specifications
SYNOPSIS
asntool [-] [-B filename] [-D N] [-F N] [-G] [-I str] [-J type] [-K str] [-L str] [-M filename,...] [-N N] [-P str] [-Q] [-S filename] [-T filename] [-U N] [-V] [-X filename] [-Z] [-b N] [-d filename] [-e filename] [-f filename] [-l filename] -m filename [-o filename] [-p filename] [-t str] [-v filename] [-w N] [-x filename]
DESCRIPTION
asntool reads, validates, and displays ASN.1 module specifications.
OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below.
- -
-
Print usage message
- -B filename
-
Generate objects and code in files named filename.*
- -D N
-
Debugging level for code generation:
- 0
-
No debugging (default)
- 1
-
Shallow debugging
- 2
-
Deep debugging
- 3-9
-
Same as 2
- -F N
-
Fix non-printing characters:
- 0
-
Replace with #, post ERROR (default)
- 1
-
Replace with # silently
- 2
-
Pass through silently
- 3
-
Replace with #, post FATAL
- -G
-
Generate object loader .c and .h files
- -I str
-
Put "#include str" in generated .c file
- -J type
-
Register type type with object manager
- -K str
-
In generated .c, force name of #included asn header to str
- -L str
-
Label registered type as str
- -M filename,...
-
Search the ASN.1 modules in filename,... for external references
- -N N
-
UTF8 input conversion:
- 0
-
Convert silently (default)
- 1
-
Convert, post WARNING first time
- 2
-
Convert, post WARNING each time
- 3
-
Do not convert
- -P str
-
XML module prefix for DOCTYPE
- -Q
-
Use quoted syntax form for generated include files
- -S filename
-
Send debugging output to filename rather than stderr
- -T filename
-
Dump ASN.1 tree to filename
- -U N
-
UTF8 output conversion:
- 0
-
Convert silently (default)
- 1
-
Convert, post WARNING first time
- 2
-
Convert, post WARNING each time
- 3
-
Do not convert
- -V
-
Force CHOICE objects to use custom structures rather than ValNodePtrs, for compatibility with some old hand-coded object loaders.
- -X filename
-
Write XML DTD to filename. If filename is "m", print each module to a separate file.
- -Z
-
Bit twiddle for optional zero value base slots
- -b N
-
Use N-byte buffers (default = 1024; anything between 512 and 10000 is legal)
- -d filename
-
Read binary values from filename (requires -t)
- -e filename
-
Write binary values to filename
- -f filename
-
Write ASN.1 module to filename
- -l filename
-
Write ASN.1 loader to filename
- -m filename
-
Read ASN.1 module from filename
- -o filename
-
Write header to filename
- -p filename
-
Write print values to filename
- -t str
-
Expect binary values to have type str
- -v filename
-
Read print values from filename
- -w N
-
Limit values in #defines to N bits (default = 31; anything between 31 and 128 is legal)
- -x filename
-
Write XML data to filename
AUTHOR
The National Center for Biotechnology Information.