How do I convert text files between Windows(Dos) and Linux?

gagraf · 01-24-2010, 07:21 PM

What is a good way to do it? I have been trying to do it using sed.

carltm · 01-24-2010, 07:24 PM

There are two neat little programs, unix2dos and dos2unix.

If you run Red Hat, CentOS or Fedora, run "yum install unix2dos dos2unix".

rathin2j · 01-25-2010, 12:26 AM

you can also use abiword or openoffice as they support large number of extensions...

Wim Sturkenboom · 01-25-2010, 01:03 AM

In Ubuntu, they are called todos and fromdos if I'm not mistaken.

quanta · 01-25-2010, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Wim Sturkenboom

In Ubuntu, they are called todos and fromdos if I'm not mistaken.

... and combine is tofrodos.

Today, I got some shell scripts are written on Windows, and I need to use this utility to covert the end-of-line character to UNIX format. If not, I will got the "syntax error near unexpected token `do" error when execute it.

theYinYeti · 01-25-2010, 02:14 AM

It often happens that you don't have unix2dos programs installed. At one time, converting files implied converting between charsets (that was DOS). Nowadays (Windows), it's just a matter of line endings. So converting is as easy as using this always available command:

Code:

tr -d '\r' <dos_file_to_be_converted >converted_result

Yves.

sohail0399 · 01-25-2010, 03:20 AM

unix2dos and dos2unix is present in most of the linux flavors.

in solaris it is also present but syntax is somewhat different:

unix2dos -n unix-file new-dos-file

It is also good to find out the other ways and solution.

sumeet inani · 01-25-2010, 09:36 AM

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gagraf · 01-26-2010, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Wim Sturkenboom

In Ubuntu, they are called todos and fromdos if I'm not mistaken.

I found dos2unix and unix2dos in Ubuntu package sysutils. Thanks for your reply.

Wim Sturkenboom · 01-27-2010, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gagraf

I found dos2unix and unix2dos in Ubuntu package sysutils. Thanks for your reply.

My mistake. todos and fromdos apply to slackware.