diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f9ced93..995a683 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 packages
+test
diff --git a/asciiConvert.sh b/asciiConvert.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..67bd794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asciiConvert.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+: ${1?"Aufruf: $0 <ascii text Datei>"}
+while read line; do
+    escapedLine=$(echo $line | sed 's/\([$\"`]\)/\\\1/g')
+    echo "echo -e \"$escapedLine\""
+done < $1