Re: copying text files (unix to dos)
On Tue, 5 Aug 1997, Martin Schulze wrote:
> Paul Miller writes:
>
> > UN*X doesn't use the ^M character at the end of each line. How can I
> > convert between formats? And is there a way to do it automatically when
> > a file is copied to/from a dos filesystem?
>
> cat unixfile |recode latin1:ibmpc > dosfile
> cat dosfile |recode ibmpc:latin1 > unixfile
Or, if your document doesn't contain high-bit characters, you may simply
use fromdos/todos (or dos2unix/unix2dos). Read their manpages. :)
Anthony
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