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Old 10-15-2008
Regarding dos2unix command
Hi,
Does anyone know, how to use dos2unix command for binary files? When i am using the command, the binary file gets converted to ASCII file. I want binary file to remain in the binary format.
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Old 10-15-2008
IF the file is "binary" it does not have carriage control - it cannot. dos2unix is only for text files with carriage control.

Or are you talking about endianness?
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Old 10-15-2008
Actually when i transfer the file using binary mode, enter is replaced by ^M. Using dos2unix ^M is removed, but it is converted to ascii mode. I need the file in binary file as it is setup file which i have to execute on the solaris machine.
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Old 10-15-2008
Define "enter": ascii 10 + ascii 13?

Again. dos2unix will NOT work on a binary file - by definition a "binary" file is not different in any way from a text file - in unix. How you interpret the file is different.

So, dos2unix is not going to do anything but make a mess of the file if you want to interpret it as "binary".

Try this:
Compress the file on the remote box - like zip. Bring over the compressed file using ftp or sftp. Uncompress the file on the local box. If it does not uncompress (errors) then the transfer method has a serious problem.

I think your problem lies in file transfer not "binariness".
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Old 10-15-2008
Thanks a lot for your idea... Hope it may work.
 
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