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Michael Hemmingsen
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‎02-12-2001 02:22 AM

‎02-12-2001 02:22 AM

Ftp transfer corrupts script by adding ctrl-m characters to end of every line.

I have downloadet a script from HP Resource Center (a patch PHCO_17318) to my Win2000 pc.

The script was then copied to a HP9000 K859 server running HP-UX B11.00 A, via ftp 'put' command in binery mode.

However the script cannot run, because a ^M (ctrl-M) was added to the end of each line in the file. This shows in the vi editor.

How can the adding of the ^M (ctrl-M) characters be avoidet?

Your help/hints is much appreciated.
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Dan Hetzel
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‎02-12-2001 02:25 AM

‎02-12-2001 02:25 AM

Re: Ftp transfer corrupts script by adding ctrl-m characters to end of every line.

Hi,

This happened because you didn't set your ftp in 'binary' mode.

On a PC, all lines end with the pair while you only have linefeed on unix.

You may use the 'dos2unix' command to convert your file or, with vi:
:1,$s///

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Dan
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Dan Hetzel
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‎02-12-2001 02:27 AM

‎02-12-2001 02:27 AM

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Re: Ftp transfer corrupts script by adding ctrl-m characters to end of every line.

Correction,

If the file was saved on a PC, you should use the 'ASCII' mode as this will convert CR-LF pairs to LF.

Dan
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