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Save a text file in Unix dos style or unix style
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Question:
I've got a DOS style text file on my Linux box, when I open it in vi and save it, vi reports 'saved (dos)'. How can I make vi save it in unix style?Answer:
VI automatically detects the format of a text file (DOS, Unix, Mac) and it tells that at the command line. To change the format use the :set fileformat= |  | |
// Change from <CR><LF> (DOS) to just <LF> (Unix): :set fileformat=unix :w // change back to Carriage Return + Line Feed for DOS :set fileformat=dos :w // writing for apple computers: :set fileformat=mac :w // remove multiple (repeated) Carriage Returns using search and replace :%s/[^M]$// :w | ||
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