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Subject:	Re: Can't use special characters \n or \r
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jay3205 wrote:
> I have a text file made in Windows, and I'm trying to replace all the
> carriage returns with nothing. However, whenever I use \r or \n to indicate
> a carriage return or newline in a grep or sed search string, it is treated
> as a normal r and normal n. Anyone have any idea of what may be causing
> this?

What's wrong with 'd2u'?

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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