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TFORMCVT: Converting From TGAL to TFORM
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Special Characters
\
When the TGAL file contains a trigger character alone in column 1, the
TFORMCVT output is:
\BREAK PARAGRAPHS
When the TGAL file contains a trigger character alone in a column other
than 1, the TFORMCVT output is a double trigger (a literal trigger). For
example:
The system name is \PRUNE.
becomes
The system name is \\PRUNE.
$$
When the TGAL file contains a double dollar sign in column 1, not
preceded by a trigger, the TFORMCVT output is:
\KEEP 5