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Convert Windows text file to UNIX format without dos2unix

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Feb 062010

Convert Windows text file to UNIX format without dos2unix

Answer:

As explained in this post, conversion using dos2unix is needed to convert file edited from Windows platform.

However, a simple command also can do the same job

# cat input.pl | col -b > output.pl

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