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Re: dos2unix shell script



----- Original Message -----
From: "John Paulson" <munch@powertv.com>
To: <cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 8:21 PM
Subject: dos2unix shell script


> Appended is a script I use to convert CRLF to CR on

Unless your translating source to be read on a Mac, i'd change the above
line to read: "... CRLF to LF on"

> selected files.  To use it, the files to be converted
> must be on a
>
> <<< _binary_ mount point >>>
>
> _not_ a text mount point.
>
> I use it this way:
>
> bash$ find . -type f -name '[Mm]akefile*' | xargs dos2unix
>
> which will convert makefiles residing on a binary mount
> point, a common source of complaint on this list.
>
> Cheers!
>
>
> --- cut here ---
> #! /bin/sh
> if [ ! "$1" ] ; then
> echo `basename $0` file ...
> echo '  convert' filenames from dos to unix
> exit 1
> fi
>
> while [ "$1" ] ; do
> TMP=$1.$$
> if tr -d '\r' <"$1" >"$TMP" ; then
> cp -a -f "$TMP" "$1"
> fi
> rm -f "$TMP"
> shift
> done
>
> ----------------------------
> John Paulson
> PowerTV, Inc.
> Tel: 408/777-4769
> Fax: 408/777-0176
> mailto:paulson@powertv.com
> http://www.powertv.com/
>
>
regards,

W. Terry Lincoln (please to CC replies to me)




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