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Subject: Re: Removing the "^M" s from files created on Windows machines
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On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Tim McCullagh wrote:

> Hi
>
> Some time back I recall seeing an email where some one posted a vi command
> which would remove the ^M's from files created on windows machines.
>
> Can anyone tell me what it was?
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Tim

Hi Tim,

Or a third way of doing it:

:%! col -bx

Dru



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