Re: How to convert from Mac text files to Linux text files??


Subject: Re: How to convert from Mac text files to Linux text files??
From: Reid Ellis (rae@tnir.mef.org)
Date: Mon Nov 29 1999 - 08:59:01 MST


> [...] vi displays all the
> line feeds as: "^M" .

Don't use vi is really the only answer without translating the files.

> Is there some way I can either save text files under MacOS,
> or open/read MacOS text files under Linux and have the
> CR/LF's show up as CR's and not: "^M" 's ?

use Emacs. It just notices the carriage-returns and displays the file
correctly. At least it did just now when I tried it. :-)

Reid



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