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# ascii

> Show ASCII character aliases.
> More information: <http://www.catb.org/~esr/ascii/>.

- Show ASCII aliases of a character:

`ascii {{a}}`

- Show ASCII aliases in short, script-friendly mode:

`ascii -t {{a}}`

- Show ASCII aliases of multiple characters:

`ascii -s {{tldr}}`

- Show ASCII table in decimal:

`ascii -d`

- Show ASCII table in hexadecimal:

`ascii -x`

- Show ASCII table in octal:

`ascii -o`

- Show ASCII table in binary:

`ascii -b`

- Show options summary and complete ASCII table:

`ascii`
