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.TH "GIFFILTER" "1" "2 May 2012" "GIFLIB" "GIFLIB Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
giffilter \- expensive GIF copy, a model for filter utilities
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBgiffilter\fR\ 'u
\fBgiffilter\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This is an expensive way to copy a GIF\&. The source is included as a skeleton for more sophisticated filters\&. See the source in the util directory for details\&.
.PP
Also has some utility as a test of the sequential GIF record I/O routines\&. The output should be bytewise identical to the input\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
Eric S\&. Raymond
<esr@thyrsus\&.com>