dos2unix(1)							  dos2unix(1)



NAME
       dos2unix - DOS/MAC to UNIX text file format converter


SYNOPSYS
       dos2unix [options] [-c convmode] [-o file ...] [-n infile outfile ...]

       Options:

       [-hkqV] [--help] [--keepdate] [--quiet] [--version]


DESCRIPTION
       This manual page documents dos2unix, the program that  converts	plain
       text files in DOS/MAC format to UNIX format.


OPTIONS
       The following options are available:

       -h --help
	      Print online help.


       -k --keepdate
	      Keep the date stamp of output file same as input file.


       -q --quiet
	      Quiet mode. Suppress all warning and messages.


       -V --version
	      Prints version information.


       -c --convmode convmode
	      Sets  conversion	mode.  Where convmode is one of: ASCII, 7bit,
	      ISO, Mac with ASCII  being  the  default.	  Simulates  dos2unix
	      under SunOS.




       -o --oldfile file ...
	      Old  file	 mode.	Convert	 the file and write output to it. The
	      program default to run in this  mode.  Wildcard  names  may  be
	      used.


       -n --newfile infile outfile ...
	      New  file mode. Convert the infile and write output to outfile.
	      File names must be given in pairs and wildcard names should NOT
	      be used or you WILL lost your files.


EXAMPLES
       Get input from stdin and write output to stdout.

	      dos2unix


       Convert and replace a.txt. Convert and replace b.txt.

	      dos2unix a.txt b.txt

	      dos2unix -o a.txt b.txt


       Convert and replace a.txt in ASCII conversion mode.

	      dos2unix a.txt -c iso b.txt


       Convert and replace b.txt in ISO conversion mode.

	      dos2unix -c ascii a.txt -c iso b.txt


       Convert c.txt from Mac to Unix ascii format.


	      dos2unix -c mac c.txt b.txt


       Convert and replace a.txt while keeping original date stamp.

	      dos2unix -k a.txt

	      dos2unix -k -o a.txt


       Convert a.txt and write to e.txt.

	      dos2unix -n a.txt e.txt


       Convert	a.txt  and  write  to e.txt, keep date stamp of e.txt same as
       a.txt.

	      dos2unix -k -n a.txt e.txt


       Convert and replace a.txt. Convert b.txt and write to e.txt.

	      dos2unix a.txt -n b.txt e.txt

	      dos2unix -o a.txt -n b.txt e.txt


       Convert c.txt and write to e.txt. Convert and replace a.txt.   Convert
       and replace b.txt. Convert d.txt and write to f.txt.

	      dos2unix -n c.txt e.txt -o a.txt b.txt -n d.txt f.txt


DIAGNOSTICS
BUGS
       The  program  does  not	work properly under MSDOS in stdio processing
       mode.  If you know why is that so, please tell me.


AUTHORS
       Benjamin Lin - 


       Bernd Johannes Wuebben (mac2unix mode) 



MISCELLANY
       Tested environment:

	      Linux 1.2.0 with GNU C 2.5.8

	      SunOS 4.1.3 with GNU C 2.6.3

	      MS-DOS 6.20 with Borland C++ 4.02

       Suggestions and bug reports are welcome.


SEE ALSO
       unix2dos(1) mac2unix(1)




1995.03.31			dos2unix v3.0			  dos2unix(1)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. dos2unix
2. file
3. date
4. as
5. write
6. replace