NAME
unix2dos - UNIX to DOS text file format converter
SYNOPSYS
unix2dos [options] [-c convmode] [-o file ...] [-n infile outfile ...]
Options:
[-hkqV] [--help] [--keepdate] [--quiet] [--version]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents unix2dos, the program that converts text files in UNIX format to DOS format.
OPTIONS
The following options are available:
| -h --help | |
| Print online help.
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| -k --keepdate | |
| Keep the date stamp of output file same as input file.
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| -q --quiet | |
| Quiet mode. Suppress all warning and messages.
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| -V --version | |
| Prints version information.
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| -c --convmode convmode | |
| Sets conversion mode. Simulates unix2dos under SunOS.
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| -o --oldfile file ... | |
| Old file mode. Convert the file and write output to it. The program
default to run in this mode. Wildcard names may be used.
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| -n --newfile infile outfile ... | |
| New file mode. Convert the infile and write output to outfile. File names
must be given in pairs and wildcard names should NOT be used or you WILL
lost your files.
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EXAMPLES
Get input from stdin and write output to stdout.
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unix2dos
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| Convert and replace a.txt. Convert and replace b.txt. | |
| unix2dos a.txt b.txt | |
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unix2dos -o a.txt b.txt
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| Convert and replace a.txt in ASCII conversion mode. Convert and replace b.txt in ISO conversion mode. | |
| unix2dos a.txt -c iso b.txt | |
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unix2dos -c ascii a.txt -c iso b.txt
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| Convert and replace a.txt while keeping original date stamp. | |
| unix2dos -k a.txt | |
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unix2dos -k -o a.txt
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| Convert a.txt and write to e.txt. | |
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unix2dos -n a.txt e.txt
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| Convert a.txt and write to e.txt, keep date stamp of e.txt same as a.txt. | |
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unix2dos -k -n a.txt e.txt
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| Convert and replace a.txt. Convert b.txt and write to e.txt. | |
| unix2dos a.txt -n b.txt e.txt | |
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unix2dos -o a.txt -n b.txt e.txt
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| Convert c.txt and write to e.txt. Convert and replace a.txt. Convert and replace b.txt. Convert d.txt and write to f.txt. | |
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unix2dos -n c.txt e.txt -o a.txt b.txt -n d.txt f.txt
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DIAGNOSTICS
BUGS
The program does not work properly under MSDOS in stdio processing mode. If you know why is that so, please tell me.
AUTHOR
Benjamin Lin - ( blin@socs.uts.edu.au )
MISCELLANY
Tested environment:
| Linux 1.2.0 with GNU C 2.5.8 | |
| SunOS 4.1.3 with GNU C 2.6.3 | |
| MS-DOS 6.20 with Borland C++ 4.02 | |
SEE ALSO
