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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Executable envelopes
|extensions={{ext|com}}
|wikidata={{wikidata|Q105850243}}, {{wikidata|Q105854087}}
|released=~1991
}}
'''COMT''' is a DOS utility developed by Alexander Pruss. It converts a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM file]] to one whose bytes all belong to certain set of [[ASCII]] characters, and which still (hopefully) has the same functionality. It has features to make the file suitable for inclusion in an email, such as putting line breaks at regular intervals.

The original file can be recovered using the <code>-x</code> option.

For some similar utilities, see [[com2txt#Disambiguation]].

== Identification ==
(Only version 0.10d has been evaluated.)

COM files made using the default <code>-3</code> option (3→4 encoding) apparently begin with ASCII "{{magic|ENC.COM.B&F=}}".

COM files made using the <code>-1</code> option (1→2 encoding) apparently begin with ASCII "{{magic|ENC.COM.BEG=}}".

Text-wrapped files made using the <code>-w</code> option begin with the text "{{magic|This file has been encoded with the COMT encoder.}}".

== Software ==
* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel20/MSDOS/FILUTL/COMT010D.ZIP|COMT v0.10d}} (DOS binary + source code)

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-'''COMT''' is a DOS utility developed by Alexander Pruss. It converts a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM file]] to one whose bytes all belong to certain set of [[ASCII]] characters, and which still (hopefully) has the same functionality. It has features to make the file suitable for inclusion in an email, such as putting line breaks at regular intervals.
+'''COMT''' is a DOS utility developed by Alexander Pruss. It converts a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM file]] to one whose bytes all belong to a certain set of [[ASCII]] characters, and which still has the same functionality. It has features to make the file suitable for inclusion in an email, such as putting line breaks at regular intervals.
 The original file can be recovered using the <code>-x</code> option.
-For some similar utilities, see [[com2txt#Disambiguation]].
+For some similar utilities, see [[Executable envelopes#Transfer-encoded executables]].
 == Identification ==

COMT - Revision history

Jsummers at 18:00, 28 October 2021

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