Re: Text files in "windows mode"

[Seneca <seneca-cunningham@rogers.com>]

On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 07:04:19PM -0500, Matthew Daubenspeck wrote:
> I am trying to create a bunch of text files for use with a streaming
> MP3 player (Audiotron). However, due to the fact that the developers
> use Windows CE as their "kernel", every danged playlist I make is not
> understood by the player because it cannot understand my debian
> created text files. Is there any easy way to do this? Currently, I use
> something like:
> 
> ls ./*.mp3 > list.m3u
> 
> Is there a way to change that through the command line? I use vim as
> an editor, is there a config option/switch I can use there as well?

Using the unix2dos command found in package sysutils:

ls ./*.mp3 | unix2dos > list.m3u

or on an existing file:

<list-old.m3u unix2dos > list.m3u

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