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Date:      Thu, 29 Mar 2001 18:31:44 GMT
From:      "J.Goodleaf" <john@goodleaf.net>
To:        newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   What is that ^M character?
Message-ID:  <20010329183144.635AE5C11@clyde.goodleaf.net>

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Hello,

I have a file I'm playing with, output from a windoze based database 
application. When I open it in vi or emacs it's loaded with ^M characters. 
What the heck are those? Anyone have perl or shell scripts that would allow 
me to strip them out or put them in? 

Thanks,
John

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