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Old 11-20-2016
Question Script exits when using UNIX2dos / dos2UNIX
I'm not sure why but my script quits automatically at the point where unix2dos / dos2unix command is used. SmilieSmilieSmilie

How do a fix it?

Code:
LOG_FILE=MADDY.txt

unix2dos ${LOG_FILE}

exec 2> $LOG_FILE 1>&2

echo ${LOG_FILE}

The script exists after the below message

Code:
unix2dos: converting file MADDY.txt to DOS format ...

Last edited by machomaddy; 11-21-2016 at 12:02 AM..
# 2  
Old 11-21-2016
With above commands in the script, the only result should be file MADDY.txt holding the string "MADDY.txt", no <CR> added.
# 3  
Old 11-21-2016
Adding to what RudiC said: Why are you modifying MADDY.txt, when you throw away the modifications afterwards anyway (with your echo statement)?
# 4  
Old 11-21-2016
It is unclear what you are trying to accomplish.
Please explain what you are trying to do.
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