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2.6 Line Ending Conversions

If you are reading text files created on a system other than Unix, you may find that the line endings are incorrect. For example, MS-DOS (and Windows) files have a CR/LF (0x0a 0x0d) end each line; Macintosh and OS9 files use a single CR (0x0d) to end lines. Using the ``-u'' switch forces Ved to convert all line endings to the single LF (0x0a) expected by Unix programs.



2004-05-02