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diff --git a/jindroush/man/chkbas.rst b/jindroush/man/chkbas.rst index e16f475..b6c678f 100644 --- a/jindroush/man/chkbas.rst +++ b/jindroush/man/chkbas.rst @@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ standard output. If **basic-file** is anything other than standard Atari BASIC, the BASIC dialect must be specified (see **OPTIONS**, below). +It's highly recommended to avoid running **chkbas** without +redirecting or piping its output: If the program contains ATASCII +graphics or inverse characters, they will be printed as-is to the +terminal, which can confuse the terminal. For simply reading the code, +pipe to **a8cat**\(1), thus:: + + $ chkbas -atari PROGRAM.BAS | a8cat + Sample run, with no options:: $ chkbas HELLO.BAS |