VIM: ^M at end of line

baikonur · 09-12-2006, 02:15 AM

I got a chunk of PHP code from a cd.
At the end of each line it reads: ^M

Only in (g)vim, though. So it probably is vim-related.

Can somebody give me a hint what it does or point me to the section
of vim's manual that I should read?

oneandoneis2 · 09-12-2006, 03:02 AM

It's not vim - ^M is a signal for a carriage-return in some "other" editors

druuna · 09-12-2006, 03:52 AM

Hi,

Take a look at this thread for ways to get rid of the ^M.

Hope this helps.

baikonur · 09-12-2006, 04:16 AM

Thanks for your guys' help. I'll try what's been suggested in the thread you posted. I read that the file was probably created using windows... I got the cd out of a magazine with 'Linux' in the title. *laugh*

Weird, I searched for threads with similar names, but without luck.

Thanks again,
Michael