Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.2-652

Chapter 11. General Utilities

dos2unix-7.5.2

Introduction to dos2unix

The dos2unix package contains an any-to-any text format converter.

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Note

Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.

Package Information

Installation of dos2unix

Build dos2unix by running the following commands: 

make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Program: dos2unix, mac2unix, unix2dos, and unix2mac
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/share/doc/dos2unix-7.5.2

Short Descriptions

dos2unix

converts plain text files in DOS format to Unix format

mac2unix

converts plain text files in Mac format to Unix format

unix2dos

converts plain text files in Unix format to DOS format

unix2mac

converts plain text files in Unix format to Mac format