dos2unix - DOS/MAC to UNIX text file format converter


SYNOPSYS

       dos2unix  [options] [-c convmode] [-o file ...] [-n infile
       outfile ...]

       Options:

       [-hkqV] [--help] [--keepdate] [--quiet] [--version]


DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents dos2unix, the program that con­
       verts plain text files in DOS/MAC format to UNIX format.


OPTIONS

       The following options are available:

       -h --help
              Print online help.

       -k --keepdate
              Keep  the  date  stamp of output file same as input
              file.

       -q --quiet
              Quiet mode. Suppress all warning and messages.

       -V --version
              Prints version information.

       -c --convmode convmode
              Sets  conversion  mode.  Simulates  dos2unix  under
              SunOS.

       -o --oldfile file ...
              Old file mode. Convert the file and write output to
              it. The program default to run in this mode.  Wild­
              card names may be used.

       -n --newfile infile outfile ...
              New  file mode. Convert the infile and write output
              to outfile. File names must be given in  pairs  and
              wildcard  names should NOT be used or you WILL lost
              your files.

       Get input from stdin and write output to stdout.

              dos2unix

       Convert and replace a.txt. Convert and replace b.txt.

              dos2unix a.txt b.txt

              dos2unix -o a.txt b.txt

       Convert and replace a.txt in ASCII conversion mode.   Con­
       vert  and  replace  b.txt in ISO conversion mode.  Convert
       c.txt from Mac to Unix ascii format.

              dos2unix a.txt -c iso b.txt

              dos2unix -c ascii a.txt -c iso b.txt

              dos2unix -c mac a.txt b.txt

       Convert and replace  a.txt  while  keeping  original  date
       stamp.

              dos2unix -k a.txt

              dos2unix -k -o a.txt

       Convert a.txt and write to e.txt.

              dos2unix -n a.txt e.txt

       Convert a.txt and write to e.txt, keep date stamp of e.txt
       same as a.txt.

              dos2unix -k -n a.txt e.txt

       Convert and replace a.txt.  Convert  b.txt  and  write  to
       e.txt.

              dos2unix a.txt -n b.txt e.txt

              dos2unix -o a.txt -n b.txt e.txt

       Convert  c.txt  and  write  to  e.txt. Convert and replace
       a.txt.  Convert and replace b.txt. Convert d.txt and write
       to f.txt.

              f.txt


DIAGNOSTICS


BUGS

       The program does not work properly under  MSDOS  in  stdio
       processing  mode.  If you know why is that so, please tell
       me.


AUTHORS

       Benjamin Lin - <blin@socs.uts.edu.au>

       Bernd Johannes Wuebben (mac2unix mode) <wuebben@kde.org>


MISCELLANY

       Tested environment:

              Linux 1.2.0 with GNU C 2.5.8

              SunOS 4.1.3 with GNU C 2.6.3

              MS-DOS 6.20 with Borland C++ 4.02

       Suggestions and bug reports are welcome.


SEE ALSO

       unix2dos(1) mac2unix(1)


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