NAME
dos2ux, ux2dos — convert ASCII file format between HP-UX and DOS formats
SYNOPSIS
dos2ux
file...
ux2dos
file...
DESCRIPTION
dos2ux
and
ux2dos
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
-,
dos2ux
and
ux2dos
read from standard input.
Standard input can be combined with other files.
EXAMPLES
Print file
myfile
on the display:
Convert
file1
and
file2
to DOS format;
then concatenate them together, placing them in
file3.
ux2dos file1 file2 > file3
RETURN VALUE
dos2ux
and
ux2dos
return:
- 0
Successful.
- 2
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:
dos2ux file1 file2 > file1
overwrite the data in
file1
before the concatenation begins, causing a loss of the contents of
file1.
Therefore, be careful when using shell special characters.
Printable version
