Annotation of coherent/a/usr/man/ALL/char, revision 1.1.1.1

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                      3: char                        C Keyword                        char
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                      8: char is  a C data type.   It is the smallest  addressable unit of
                      9: data.  According to the ANSI Standard, a char consists of exactly
                     10: one byte  of storage;  a byte,  in turn, must  be composed  of at
                     11: least eight  bits.  ssiizzeeooff(cchhaarr) returns one  by definition, with
                     12: all  other data  types defined  as  multiples thereof.   All Mark
                     13: Williams compilers  sign-extend char when it is  cast to a larger
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                     16: Under COHERENT, a char by default is signed.
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                     18: ***** See Also *****
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                     20: byte, C keywords, data formats, unsigned
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