From: cwilson@ee.gatech.edu (Charles Wilson) Subject: Re: Documentation & other questions 29 Sep 1998 17:43:39 -0700 Message-ID: <3610708A.1A1E068B.cygnus.gnu-win32@ece.gatech.edu> References: <360f598d.74592448@neptune> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Alex Oren Cc: gnu-win32@cygnus.com I put the following snippet in my .bashrc: d2u() { for p in $* do cat $p | tr "\r\n" "\n" > /tmp/$p.tmp mv /tmp/$p.tmp $p done } then, you can do : d2u *.txt and all the .txt files will automagically be converted from DOS to UNIX --Chuck Wilson Alex Oren wrote: > Hello. > > I just got on this list so if my questions are not appropriate here, please > direct me to where they can be (or a FAQ, if there is one). > > Please keep in mind that I am not a UNIX person so I may miss the obvious. > > I installed the Cygwin tools but I can't find any documentation on them. Is > there any available? A windows help file will be best but any other format is > fine as long as there is a tool to format/read it. > > Another question: How can I convert text files between UNIX format (LF) and > DOS/Windows format (CR/LF)? I looked at tr but it seems to me it only > performs 1-to-1 character translations. > > Thanxalot! > > Have fun, > Alex. > - > For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to > "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help". - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".