adding a CRLF to a text file

[casorter]

i have need of a dos based text file complete with CRLF at the end of each line. will the lfoncr utility supply this

thanks for the help

mark

 

[PHV]

man xtod
or:
awk '{print $0"\r"}' /path/to/unixfile > dosfile

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[casorter]

thanks...

will the other not work?

 

[PHV]

I didn't know which OS and version (OSR, UnixWare, OpenLinux, ...), so I gave a general awk script.

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[casorter]

ok will let you know...

thanks so much

 

[edfair]

some versions add the correct contents with doscp.

Ed Fair
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