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If and Loops

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In this script you will take a directory as input from the user and change the end of line sequence from a Unix EOL sequence to a DOS style EOL sequence for each file with a ".txt" file extension in the given directory.
Create a script that will take input from the user to get a valid directory. Validations must be performed on the input and must be loop driven and only allow exit on a valid response.
Make the script loop over the directory and on all files ending in ".txt" change the end of line sequence to a DOS style end of line sequence.
This script must use, at a minimum, one if statement and one loop.


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4. Complete Name of School (University), City (State), Country, Name of Professor, and Course Number (Link to Course):Victor Valley College, Victorville, Ca, USA CIS90 Professor Thomas


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