---
name: "macutil"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "macutils"
version: "2.0b3-17"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/macutil"
---

# macutil(1)

A package that deals with MacIntosh files on a Unix system

## NAME

macutil - A package that deals with MacIntosh files on a Unix system

## DESCRIPTION

*macutil* is a package that contains a number of utilities that deal with MacIntosh files on a Unix system. It contains the following programs:

- **binhex**

  Convert files to BinHex 4.0 compatible hexified form.

- **frommac**

  Receives files from the MacIntosh on the Unix system.

- **hexbin**

  Convert hexified files to their MacIntosh format.

- **macsave**

  Save a series of files from a MacBinary stream as individual files.

- **macstream**

  Combine a series of files to a MacBinary stream.

- **macunpack**

  Unpack a MacIntosh archive into its constituents.

- **tomac**

  Transmits files from the Unix system to a MacIntosh.

## BUGS

This manual page is hopelessly incomplete!

## SEE ALSO

[binhex(1)](/binhex/1.md), [frommac(1)](/frommac/1.md), [hexbin(1)](/hexbin/1.md), [macsave(1)](/macsave/1.md), [macstream(1)](/macstream/1.md), [macunpack(1)](/macunpack/1.md), [tomac(1)](/tomac/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Dik T. Winter, CWI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (dik@cwi.nl)