After opening the file in vi, try this. :%s/\r//g It replaces all the \r with nothing, thus effectively removing the ^M chars.
Windows uses CRLF for the new line character while linux uses just LF. cheers On Saturday 02 March 2002 06:38, you wrote: > Hi, > > How do i convert DOS files to Unix files after porting from the Windows > partition. > I usually have to port my C code from Windows partition to Linux. Vi works > fine, showing a [dos] in the end. But then when i use some programs like > "indent" all new lines are replaced by ^M which i can neither find in vi > using / nor use the grep command. > > BTW, which one has both CR and LF and which one has only CR as new line > charachters? > > Converting back is simple by opening it in Wordpad and saving again. > > Any links to scripts/or hints on scripts wud be gr8. > > thanx .. _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
