dos2unix

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dos2unix is a tool to convert text files from DOS line endings (carriage return + line feed) to Unix line endings (line feed). It is also capable of conversion between UTF-16 to UTF-8. Invoking the unix2dos command can be used to convert from Unix to DOS. This tool comes in handy when sharing files between Windows and Linux machines.

Installation

root #emerge --ask app-text/dos2unix

Usage

To convert a file that has DOS line endings to Unix format:

user $dos2unix my_file.txt

dos2unix: converting file my_file.txt to Unix format...

To convert a file that has Unix line endings to DOS format:

user $unix2dos my_file.txt

unix2dos: converting file my_file.txt to DOS format...

External resources

• man dos2unix