Help with a linux utility

Ripper951 · 01-11-2003, 10:55 PM

Anyone know how to make unix2dos convert all files in a folder recursively?

I have one directory that has may sub-dirs and then some sub-dirs below those. But I want to covert all files from the main dir down.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

unSpawn · 01-12-2003, 05:53 AM

find <thisdir> -type f | while read i; do unix2dos ${i}; done

Ripper951 · 01-12-2003, 11:40 AM

How in the world did you ever come up with that!!

Works like a charm!

Thank you very much.

Now, one more question.

How can I run this from a shell script and it not hang in limbo.

unix2dos $1

I have a script that holds the path and file name in the variable $1 and I want to run unix2dos on that one file from with in the script, but when I use what I have above unix2dos never finishes it just sort hangs in limbo and never completes.

Thanks again for the other info.

macewan · 01-12-2003, 11:42 AM

your should be you're

Ripper951 · 01-12-2003, 11:46 AM

Well thats real helpful.

What are you the spelling patrol.

Why even post something as stupid as that cause I misspelled a word.

Some people!

macewan · 01-12-2003, 12:23 PM

just kidding around.

maybe it's my need for more coffee this morning or maybe being married to an editor of a magazine. maybe it's because my engrish usage is so horrible. who knows. but it was ment(sp) to be taken lightly. take it as you will, it is you're decision

acid_kewpie · 01-12-2003, 01:00 PM

Quote:

How in the world did you ever come up with that!!

well no disrespect to UnSpawn (he could wipe the floor with any day round these parts) but it's a pretty simple issue... if you think that's impressive just wait...