Convert windows text format to unix

There are many ways to solve this problem. This document provides instructions for using FTP , screen capture, unix2dos and dos2unix , tr , awk , Perl , and vi to do the conversion.

To use these utilities, the files you are converting must be on a Unix computer. When using an FTP program to move a text file between Unix and Windows, be sure the file is transferred in ASCII format, so the document is transformed into a text format appropriate for the host. Some FTP programs, especially graphical applications, do this automatically. You can also subscribe without commenting. Using tr Command — Convert Windows File to Unix If most of the Windows files you open on your Linux environment have unnecessary Ctrl-Z and carriage return characters, then you will appreciate what the tr command has to offer.

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Shadow Shadow I guess I wanted to know if something was wrong with my logic or algorithm. I forget. Too late to check. If it's already there just leave it, if it isn't there put it in fout. This handles multiple empty lines in an easy way for us.

I have re-edit your code and it works fine for me.. Hope this helps! The error may look like there is a problem with your scripts SHEBANG where you specify the interpreter, so you go look and the line contains!

Luckily though, the issue isn't that complicated. The issue has nothing to do with the bash binary at all, but rather the issue is with the contents of the shell script itself. The problem is specifically due to the type of end of line characters in the file.