How to convert CarriageReturns in a text file to Unix style ?

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Wolfgang Hercker

I am editing a perl script under WinXP/Win2000 with an edtior like NotePad or similar.

I intend to let this Perl script run later under Linux/Solaris/Unix.

Hence I have to convert the Win-Carriage Returns to
Unix compatible line feeds (before uploading it through ftp).

How do I do this conversion ? Is there a tool or command which help me to achieve this ?

Wolfgang
 
I am editing a perl script under WinXP/Win2000 with an edtior like NotePad or similar.

I intend to let this Perl script run later under Linux/Solaris/Unix.

Hence I have to convert the Win-Carriage Returns to
Unix compatible line feeds (before uploading it through ftp).

How do I do this conversion ? Is there a tool or command which help
me to achieve this ?
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dos2unix and unix2dos are teh command line utilities you seek. I
have them installed as part of cygwin (cygwin.com) but i'm not sure
offhand which exact package of cygwin they're in.




$ dos2unix -?
dos2unix version 0.1.3
converts the line endings of text files from
DOS style (0x0d 0x0a) to UNIX style (0x0a)

Usage: dos2unix [OPTION...] [input file list...]

Main options (not all may apply)
-A, --auto Output format will be the opposite of the
autodetected source
format
-D, --u2d Output will be in DOS format
--unix2dos Output will be in DOS format
-U, --d2u Output will be in UNIX format
--dos2unix Output will be in UNIX format
--force Ignore binary file detection
--safe Do not modify binary files

Help options
-?, --help Show this help message
--usage Display brief usage message
--version Display version information
--license Display licensing information

Other arguments
[input file list...] for each file listed, convert in place.
If none specified, then use stdin/stdout



$ unix2dos -?
unix2dos version 0.1.3
converts the line endings of text files from
UNIX style (0x0a) to DOS style (0x0d 0x0a)

Usage: unix2dos [OPTION...] [input file list...]

Main options (not all may apply)
-A, --auto Output format will be the opposite of the
autodetected source
format
-D, --u2d Output will be in DOS format
--unix2dos Output will be in DOS format
-U, --d2u Output will be in UNIX format
--dos2unix Output will be in UNIX format
--force Ignore binary file detection
--safe Do not modify binary files

Help options
-?, --help Show this help message
--usage Display brief usage message
--version Display version information
--license Display licensing information

Other arguments
[input file list...] for each file listed, convert in place.
If none specified, then use stdin/stdout
 
[email protected] (Wolfgang Hercker) said:
I am editing a perl script under WinXP/Win2000 with an edtior like NotePad or similar.

I intend to let this Perl script run later under Linux/Solaris/Unix.

Hence I have to convert the Win-Carriage Returns to
Unix compatible line feeds (before uploading it through ftp).

How do I do this conversion ? Is there a tool or command which help
me to achieve this ?
Click to expand...

dos2unix and unix2dos are teh command line utilities you seek. I
have them installed as part of cygwin (cygwin.com) but i'm not sure
offhand which exact package of cygwin they're in.




$ dos2unix -?
dos2unix version 0.1.3
converts the line endings of text files from
DOS style (0x0d 0x0a) to UNIX style (0x0a)

Usage: dos2unix [OPTION...] [input file list...]

Main options (not all may apply)
-A, --auto Output format will be the opposite of the
autodetected source
format
-D, --u2d Output will be in DOS format
--unix2dos Output will be in DOS format
-U, --d2u Output will be in UNIX format
--dos2unix Output will be in UNIX format
--force Ignore binary file detection
--safe Do not modify binary files

Help options
-?, --help Show this help message
--usage Display brief usage message
--version Display version information
--license Display licensing information

Other arguments
[input file list...] for each file listed, convert in place.
If none specified, then use stdin/stdout



$ unix2dos -?
unix2dos version 0.1.3
converts the line endings of text files from
UNIX style (0x0a) to DOS style (0x0d 0x0a)

Usage: unix2dos [OPTION...] [input file list...]

Main options (not all may apply)
-A, --auto Output format will be the opposite of the
autodetected source
format
-D, --u2d Output will be in DOS format
--unix2dos Output will be in DOS format
-U, --d2u Output will be in UNIX format
--dos2unix Output will be in UNIX format
--force Ignore binary file detection
--safe Do not modify binary files

Help options
-?, --help Show this help message
--usage Display brief usage message
--version Display version information
--license Display licensing information

Other arguments
[input file list...] for each file listed, convert in place.
If none specified, then use stdin/stdout
Click to expand...

If you transfer the TEXT files with the FTP option of ASCII transfer (ascii ),
the the conversion is "supposed" to be done for you automatically.
 
Am 23.08.2006, 21:42 Uhr, schrieb Yves Leclerc

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Hi, the freeware editor pspad from www.pspad.com has such a switch
in the Format-menue. Highly recommended.
Helge
 

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