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Subject: Re: The /r error message while running a script?
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On Tue, 27 Mar 2007, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:

> Kevin Markle wrote:
> > Larry Hall (Cygwin) laid this down on his screen :
> > > Kevin Markle wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I'm attempting to write a script in cygwin. When I copy the line from
> > > > the script and run it from the command line it works.
> > > >
> > > > touch "/cygdrive/e/wsus/wsus_update_report.out"
> > > >
> > > > When I run the script it gives me this error:
> > > >
> > > > sys-scheduler AT backup /cygdrive/e/wsus
> > > > $ ./patch.sh
> > > > + ./patch.sh
> > > >                                                WSUS Client Update Report
> > > > for Tue-03-27-2007
> > > > touch: cannot touch `/cygdrive/e/wsus/wsus_update_report.out\r': No such
> > > > file or directory
> > > > ./patch.sh: line 11: $'\r': command not found
> > > > ./patch.sh: line 13: $'\r': command not found
> > > > ./patch.sh: line 15: $'\r': command not found
> > > > ./patch.sh: line 16: syntax error near unexpected token `$'{\r''
> > > > '/patch.sh: line 16: `function checkreportingerrors {
> > > >
> > > > The thing that is making it hard for me to troubleshoot this is that I
> > > > have never scene the \r error and have no idea what it means. :/ Does
> > > > anybody have any suggestions or ideas...
> > >
> > >
> > > d2u ./patch.sh
> >
> > Thanks this worked! Does this fix files created in Windows and moved over
> > or?
>
> Yes.  If you create ./patch.sh with Windows tools, it very likely has
> carriage returns in addition to newlines as line endings.  Your installation
> of Cygwin expects only newlines.  'd2u' will convert the files from Windows
> to the expected format.  Using this conversion is the recommended way of
> dealing with these occurrences.

That, or using text mounts.
	Igor
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