On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:35:09 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > Hi folks; > > I'm trying to convert a test file, src code for a legacy computer, whose eol is > a single cr into one with a newline subbed for each cr, and tr is being a pita, > it broken, or there is PEBKAC. > > If I use this syntax: > > tr -c \r \n <filename >filename2 > > Then the whole file is converted to nnnnnnnnnn's, every byte. > > The manpage (and pinfo tr too) is, shall we say, completely lacking in how to > handle the file I/O. > > So how do you use tr?" Why option -c? tr '\r' '\n' <filename >filename2 would do it. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
