Convert DOS line breaks to Unix line breaks

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Created: Oct 18, 2003


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This one liner will convert a file with DOS line breaks to a file with Unix line breaks

tr -d '\15\32' < dos-format-file > unix-friendly-file

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Convert DOS line breaks to Unix line breaks by Anonymous
Doesn't work! by Anonymous
sed by Anonymous
Re: Doesn't work! by progoth
Re: Convert DOS line breaks to Unix line breaks by Opiario



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