Introducing File Converter
From File Converter
Introducing File Converter
The File Converter application lets you convert text files from DOS format to UNIX format and vice versa. The conversion translates end-of-line character sequences.
In ASCII, the line feed character (<LF>) is a hidden control character that moves the cursor to the same column in the next line. UNIX uses line feed characters to represent the end of a line of text. DOS, however, uses a line feed character and a carriage return character (<CR>)to represent the end of a line.
System |
Sample Text Line |
|---|---|
UNIX |
This is a test<LF> |
DOS |
This is a test<CR><LF> |
The difference in end-of-line formats can prevent some programs running on one system from opening text files created on a different system.
If you use File Converter to convert a text file from UNIX to DOS, it adds the required <CR> control character. If you convert the file from DOS to UNIX, it removes the <CR> character.
|
Note: |
The NFS protocol does not convert end-of-line characters when transferring text files between UNIX and Windows. |
You can convert files using any of the following tools:
- the File Converter
- drag and drop in Windows Explorer
- the d2u and u2d command line applications