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.TH MBK_OUT_FILTER 1 "October 1, 1999" "ASIM/LIP6" "MBK ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"

.SH NAME
MBK_OUT_FILTER \- define the input filter

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.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBMBK_OUT_FILTER\fP sets the output filter for writting compressed Alliance
files. Filter is typically a string containing filename and options. This filter
must read non compressed data flow on it standard input and write compressed
data flow on it standard output. If a non compressed version of a file exist in
the same target directory the designer want the save a file's compressed
version, to ensure that file will be read later and not the non compressed one,
the non compressed file is DELETED.  To activate filters, variable
MBK_FILTER_SFX must be set.

.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
.if n \{\
.ft B \}
.if t \{\
.ft CR \}
Writing compressed files with gzip :
	setenv MBK_OUT_FILTER "/asim/gnu/bin/gzip -c"
	setenv MBK_FILTER_SFX ".gz"
.ft R
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR mbk (3),
.BR MBK_FILTER_SFX (1),
.BR MBK_IN_FILTER (1),
.BR mbkenv (1).


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