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List:       mandrake-newbie
Subject:    Re: [newbie] Converting Text Files between Linux and Dos/Windows
From:       Tom Brinkman <tbrinkm523 () earthlink ! net>
Date:       2001-08-31 23:25:06
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On Friday 31 August 2001 05:36 pm, Randy Kramer escribió:
> >    The only thing you might run into is /n (line feed) differences.
> > Linux does it properly, windoze doesn't. Well, cept for DOS's
> > 'edit'. If you move or copy a txt file to windoze, open it with
> > 'edit' and then save it.  Then even brain dead windoze editors will
> > be able to display it properly.
>
> Ahh, that's helpful.  I tried Notepad, Wordpad, and Word.  Word
> works, but it's a little cumbersome.
>
> Randy Kramer


  Actually it's been a long time since I ran in to the the differences 
between U*nx handling of carridge returns, line feeds, new lines, 
whatever, between Windoze (and everybody else) in txt files.  Linux 
must be gettin more tolerant ;> 

   Just thought it was worth mentioning that 'edit' in M$ products 
still does it right if you save a u*nx created file with it. I suspect 
it's the only M$ editor that adheres to ASCII standards. FWIW, if you 
need to do batch conversions for '\n'  between U*nx and DOS (windoze), 
do a Google or ftp search for 'unix2dos'.  I believe there's also 
'dos2unix'.

-- 
	Tom Brinkman                       Galveston Bay


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