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Old 05-14-2009, 10:50 AM   #1
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converting Dos link backslash to Unix like backslash

How to write a script for converting Dos link backslash to Unix like backslash ?

$sed 's/\\/\//g' file

Are there any other ways to do so ?
 
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You have already found a good method. Add the -i option if you want to edit the file in place. Add -i.bck if you want to make a bakcup copy of the original file by adding the extension .bck to the file name.
 
  


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