Mike Schmitz: > I don't have pico, and usually use only vim. Vim showed no ^M's so I was > fairly satisfied that they did not exist. ... > Is vim now trying to be compatible with M$?!! Yeah, vim is trying to be too clever. :set ff=unix or :set fileformat=unix For more info, :help fileformat Jiri -- <jiri@baum.com.au> We'll know the future has arrived when every mailer transparently quotes lines that begin with "From ", but no-one remembers why.