Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 17:07:34 +0000 () From: David Nugent <davidn@sdev.blaze.net.au> To: Gordon Rios & Jennifer Melvin <rios@ricochet.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DOS to UNIX file transfers Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.960925170341.5819U-100000@sdev.blaze.net.au> In-Reply-To: <3248117C.58C3@ricochet.net>
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On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Gordon Rios & Jennifer Melvin wrote: >When I use vi to look at a file that I have copied over from DOS, I see >a bunch of ^M characters, but they don't show up when I "cat" a file. I >know they are carriage returns of some sort, but do they cause problems? Usually. Most UNIX programs don't expect the CR before the newline. >Also, when I try to transfer a manpage (e.g. man chmod > >chmod.txt) and transfer that to dos, I get a bunch of block >characters and an unuseable mess. What am I doing wrong? Pipe it through col -b to get rid of the bold/underlining. man chmod | col -b > chmod.txt Create a shell alias if you find yourself doing this often. Regards, David David Nugent, Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia Voice +61-3-791-9547 Data/BBS +61-3-792-3507 3:632/348@fidonet davidn@blaze.net.au http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn
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