ref: 5095f44178e0cbf98419f1a4a22b5d0581813877
dir: /tools/a2short.pl/
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
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## Convert ascii to binary ##
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use strict;
$|=1;
binmode(STDOUT);
my $bintype;
$bintype = 'S';
my $dub;
my $buff;
while (<>) {
$buff = pack($bintype,$_);
print "$buff";
}