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Old 04-23-2009
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Exclamation Removing ^M from a file
i have a file that has ^M character at the end of each line
there are atleast 150 files like this and i want to remove the special character(^M) .
i want a script which does this which takes filename as an argument.
Please help in this regards.
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learn to use the forum search facility. Type in "remove control M" in the keyword text box.
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have you tried the search function? you should be able to find the command "dos2unix" or similar, depending on your unix/linux distribution...
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removal of special character ^M
i am using HP-UX and i do not want to use dos2unix...
i have clearly specified as shell script..
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i am using HP-UX and i do not want to use dos2unix...
i have clearly specified as shell script..
use sed.
ex. sed 's/\^M$//g'


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learn to use the forum search facility. Type in "remove control M" in the keyword text box.
Ghostdog is correct. Please follow forum rules and search the forums before posting.

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