tim@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Tim Nelson) (09/20/89)
ola y'all,
I have not been able to solve the following problem:
I have files which have a visible ^M (real control M, not up-arrow M)
at the end of every line. This ^M is making all my files double space
when I print them. I have been able to remove the real <cr> character,
from within vi, but that leaves the visible ^M; it solves the problem
of double spacing, but is not quite a good solution.
I want to be rid of the visible ^M.
I have also attempted to use "tr", but the terminal is interpreting
"^M" as a carriage control. I can't seem to escape the "^M".
Anybody have any ideas?
thanx & later,
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* Have a good day, and a great forever.cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill) (09/21/89)
In article <1600@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM>, tim@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Tim Nelson) writes: > I have files which have a visible ^M (real control M, not up-arrow M) > I want to be rid of the visible ^M. You can use the following sequence: :1,$ s/<CTRL-V><CTRL-M>//g it will appear as: :1,$ s/^M//g -- +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Conor P. Cahill uunet!virtech!cpcahil 703-430-9247 ! | Virtual Technologies Inc., P. O. Box 876, Sterling, VA 22170 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
bill@bilver.UUCP (Bill Vermillion) (09/21/89)
In article <1600@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM-> tim@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Tim Nelson) writes:
->I have files which have a visible ^M (real control M, not up-arrow M)
->at the end of every line. This ^M is making all my files double space
->when I print them. I have been able to remove the real <cr> character,
->from within vi, but that leaves the visible ^M; it solves the problem
->of double spacing, but is not quite a good solution.
->I want to be rid of the visible ^M.
->
->I have also attempted to use "tr", but the terminal is interpreting
->"^M" as a carriage control. I can't seem to escape the "^M".
->
tr works for me - just try it the following way
tr -d "\015" <infile >outfile
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: bill@bilver.UUCPaem@ibiza.cs.miami.edu (a.e.mossberg) (09/21/89)
cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill) writes: >In article <1600@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM>, tim@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Tim Nelson) writes: >>[has ^M at the end of every line in a file] >You can use the following sequence: :1,$ s/<CTRL-V><CTRL-M>//g Hmmm, I think a better way is: :g/^V^M$/s/// (Real control-v and control-m, of course) Remember, the original problem is that they're at the end of lines. Typically, this problem is encountered when using 'script' aem a.e.mossberg / aem@mthvax.cs.miami.edu / aem@umiami.BITNET / Pahayokee Bioregion If I loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. - Diego Rivera
mday@ohs.UUCP (Matthew T. Day) (09/22/89)
From article <1600@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM>, by tim@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Tim Nelson): > I have files which have a visible ^M (real control M, not up-arrow M) > at the end of every line. This ^M is making all my files double space > when I print them. I have been able to remove the real <cr> character, > from within vi, but that leaves the visible ^M; it solves the problem > of double spacing, but is not quite a good solution. > I want to be rid of the visible ^M. In "vi": :1,$ s/^V^M$//g Sometimes, in the csh of tcsh, you can use ^V on the command line to escape a character, that way you could use tr. -- +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Matthew T. Day, Sanyo/Icon International, Orem, UT (801) 225-6888 | | Unix System Programmer, ..!uunet!iconsys!mday (mday@iconsys.uu.net) | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+