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

(E-Mail Removed) (Wolfgang Hercker) writes:

> 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 ?

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



--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

On 23/08/2006 (E-Mail Removed) (Todd H.) wrote:
>(E-Mail Removed) (Wolfgang Hercker) writes:
>
>> 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 ?
>
>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
>
>
>

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.

--
---

Y.

Am 23.08.2006, 21:42 Uhr, schrieb Yves Leclerc
<(E-Mail Removed)>:

> On 23/08/2006 (E-Mail Removed) (Todd H.) wrote:
>> (E-Mail Removed) (Wolfgang Hercker) writes:

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