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Eric Blake wrote:
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> According to Andrew Louie on 12/1/2006 3:17 PM:
>   
>>> You have DOS line endings in these files.  Use 'd2u' to remove them.
>>>
>>>       
>> Thanks! I would have never known that, 
>>
>> now, can i run d2u on every file in my installation?
>>     
>
> No, only run it on text files (it corrupts binary files, such as *.exe).
>   
d2u may also corrupt "text" files that need to have CR in them.  This 
includes bash scripts that need to parse or output CR.

-Rob


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