---
name: "yodlstriproff"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "yodl"
version: "4.05.01-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/yodlstriproff"
---

# yodlstriproff(1)

strip ASCII control characters

## NAME

yodlstriproff - strip ASCII control characters

## SYNOPSIS

*command \|* **yodlstriproff** *\> outputfile* \

## DESCRIPTION

The **yodlstriproff** program is a very simple tool to strip ASCII control characters from a stream, so that only \`bare’ ASCII is left. The stripped control sequences are ^H (backspace) followed by any character; this mechanism is used to underline or boldface text on terminals that support it.

**yodlstriproff** is commonly used with the Yodl converters **yodl2msless** and **yodl2manless**.

## SEE ALSO

[**yodl**(1)](/yodl/1.md),  [**yodlbuiltins**(7)](/yodlbuiltins/7.md),  [**yodlconverters**(1)](/yodlconverters/1.md),  [**yodlletter**(7)](/yodlletter/7.md),  [**yodlmacros**(7)](/yodlmacros/7.md),  [**yodlmanpage**(7)](/yodlmanpage/7.md), [**yodlpost**(1)](/yodlpost/1.md),  [**yodltables**(7)](/yodltables/7.md),  [**yodlverbinsert**(1)](/yodlverbinsert/1.md).

## BUGS

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## AUTHOR

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