I edit my /etc/hosts file in notepad or word and save it as a text file and upload it to the mainframe. I haven't had a problem in the past but now I get this "line too long" error and I can't look at the file in VI. I've looked at the right margin and nothing is longer than 76 characters. Can anyone give me a clue why I get this?
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vi - Line too long
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The file probably no longer has a linefeed (\n) as the line separator. Use
od -c hosts
to find out what it does have. How are you getting it to the mainframe? If you are using ftp, make sure that you set the ascii option before sending it.
od -c hosts
to find out what it does have. How are you getting it to the mainframe? If you are using ftp, make sure that you set the ascii option before sending it.
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