Greg Lopp on Fri, 15 Oct 1999 16:28:14 -0400 (EDT)


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Re: [Plug] Re: dos2linux


Kyle Burton wrote:

> When you ftp the file, try ascii mode...instead of binary mode?
>

Bin mode vs ascii mode in ftp only relates to the integrity of the high order bit
of each byte transfered.  FF hex becomes 7F hex, but ^M (0D hex) is unchanged.

The problem is that in a UNIX file, ^A alone is used for end of line.  In DOS,
^M^A is used.



.......unless I've been very very wrong all this time....

>
> create a script using the tr as mentioned...
>

Agreed



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