Dan Fabrizio wrote:
Hi all,
Does anyone know why vim don't show the ^M characters in a file but vi does?
:set list
in vim shows $ at the end of the lines but no ^M characters?
:set ff=unix
:w
This removed the ^M characters but I had to use vi to verify.
Is there some setting I'm missing that needed to show the ^M characters in
vim?
Thanks in advance,
Dan
:verbose set ff? ffs?
If 'fileformats' (plural) includes "dos", the fact that you don't see a ^M
when lines end in CR+LF is not a bug, it's a feature (which is not present in
Vi, and I mean the original Vi, not Vim running in 'compatible' mode).
If 'fileformats' includes "dos", the 'fileformat' (singular) will be set to
"dos" for files with CR+LF ends-of-lines, and all lines will be written with
CR+LF unless you tell Vim not to, by using e.g. "setlocal ff=unix".
See for details:
:help 'fileformat'
:help 'fileformats'
:help file-format
:help file-read
:help DOS-format-write
:help Unix-format-write
:help Mac-format-write
To check the ends-of-lines for a file loaded in a window:
:setlocal fileformat?
The answer can take three possible values:
fileformat=dos
The file contained CR+LF endings, and it will be written back using CR+LF
endings. If 'fileformats' (plural) does not include "unix", it is possible
that the file included one or more lines with LF-only endings; they will be
"repaired" to CR+LF when you save the file.
fileformat=unix
The file contains LF endings; any spurious CR's are shown as ^M
fileformat=mac
The file contains CR-only endings.
Best regards,
Tony.
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