help editing files in linux!!

[Stuart Sears]

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mike wrote:
> i'm ftping a linux config file over to windows and editing it in
> windows.  when i send it back to linux i see all these ^M characterse in
> the doc.  how do i edit it in a safe way or how do i prevent the
> garbling on the return back to linux?

there are many ways to achieve this...
you could try
sed -i.dos 's/\r$//' filename
(replace <cr><lf> with the standard <lf>) - the original should be
backed up as filename.dos, just for safety

regards

Stuart
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Stuart Sears RHCA RHCX
To err is human, to forgive is Not Company Policy.
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