RECAST - RECAST data type (convert from one data type to another)

recast <stdin [optional parameters] >stdout

Required parameters:
none

Optional parameters:
in=float input type (float)
=double (double)
=int (int)
=char (char)
=uchar (unsigned char)
=short (short)
=long (long)
=ulong (unsigned long)

out=double output type (double)
=float (float)
=int (int)
=char (char)
=uchar (unsigned char)
=short (short)
=long (long)
=ulong (unsigned long)

outpar=/dev/tty output parameter file, contains the
number of values (n1=)

Notes: Converting bigger types to smaller is hazardous. For float
or double conversions to integer types, the results are
rounded to the nearest integer.


Credits:

CWP: John Stockwell, Jack K. Cohen