hpux man page for ux2dos

dos2ux(1)						      General Commands Manual							 dos2ux(1)

NAME
       dos2ux, ux2dos - convert ASCII file format between HP-UX and DOS formats

SYNOPSIS
       file...

       file...

DESCRIPTION
       and  read each specified file in sequence and write it to standard output, converting to HP-UX format or to DOS format, respectively.  Each
       file can be in either DOS format or HP-UX format for either command.

       A DOS file name is recognized by the presence of an embedded colon delimiter; see dosif(4) for DOS file naming conventions.

       If no input file is given or if a file is specified as and read from standard input.  Standard input can be combined with other files.

EXAMPLES
       Print file on the display:

       Convert and to DOS format; then concatenate them together, placing them in

RETURN VALUE
       and return:

	      Successful.

	      Failure.
		     The only possible failure is the inability to open a specified file, in which case the commands print a warning.

WARNINGS
       Command formats resembling:

       overwrite the data in before the concatenation begins, causing a loss of the contents of Therefore, be careful  when  using  shell  special
       characters.

SEE ALSO
       dosif(4).

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