I got one I did not yet get a chance to share.
tr -d '\r' < msfile > unixfile
This will stript those annoying ^M's you get when you transfer a MS file
to linux.
Brian E. Lavender wrote:
> Free copy for one liner at tonights meeting
>
> I have some copies of Linux Magazine. If you have a
> cool one liner to give at the beginning of the meeting,
> I have a free copy of Linux Magazine for you. Here's an
> example:
>
> tar cf - .| (cd /var/named/; tar xfp -)
>
> This command will copy files from one directory to another
> while maintaining permissions and owner/group ownership. It
> works across NFS mounts too.
>
> cp -a
>
> works similar to this. The tar command is more bullet proof (IMHO)
>
> brian
> --
> Brian Lavender
> http://www.brie.com/brian/
-- Mike Machado mike@innercite.com InnerCite Network Specialist
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