Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:52:43 +0800 From: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: link to dos2unix Message-ID: <49AA68FB.6010007@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <20090301100200.GA36922@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <49AA4EAB.8080009@a1poweruser.com> <20090301100200.GA36922@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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Roland Smith wrote: > On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 05:00:27PM +0800, Fbsd1 wrote: >> I use the dos2unix console command all the time. I am tried to typing in >> that long name. I tried to do a hard link on it. >> ln /usr/local/bin/dos2unix /usr/local/bin/d2u >> This command is accepted without error, but when it execute it >> d2u xxxx.txt >> I get message ==oops you renamed me using unix2dos instead. >> I also tried >> ln -s /usr/local/bin/dos2unix /usr/local/bin/d2u >> and got same results. ls -l does not show dos2unix as linked all ready. >> >> What am I doing wrong here? > > Usually, programs like this perform dos2unix or unix2dos translations > depending on how they are called. So renaming them won't work. > > Try adding an alias to your favorite shell. That should work. E.g.put > 'alias d2u dos2unix' and 'alias u2d unix2dos' in your .cshrc. > > Roland Thank you. That worked.
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