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User Commands                                         dos2unix(1)



NAME
     dos2unix - convert text file from DOS format to ISO format

SYNOPSIS
     dos2unix [-ascii] [-iso] [-7]
          [-437 | -850 | -860 | -863 | -865] originalfile convertedfile


DESCRIPTION
     The dos2unix utility converts characters in the DOS extended
     character set to the corresponding ISO standard characters.


     This command can be invoked from either DOS or  SunOS.  How-
     ever,  the  filenames must conform to the conventions of the
     environment in which the command is invoked.


     If the original file and the converted file  are  the  same,
     dos2unix will rewrite the original file after converting it.

OPTIONS
     The following options are supported:

     -ascii    Removes extra carriage returns and converts end of
               file  characters  in DOS format text files to con-
               form to SunOS requirements.


     -iso      This is the default. It converts characters in the
               DOS  extended  character  set to the corresponding
               ISO standard characters.


     -7        Converts 8 bit DOS graphics characters  to  7  bit
               space characters so that SunOS can read the file.



     On non-i386 systems, dos2unix will  attempt  to  obtain  the
     keyboard  type  to  determine which code page to use. Other-
     wise, the default is US. The user may override the code page
     with one of the following options:

     -437    Use US code page


     -850    Use multilingual code page


     -860    Use Portuguese code page




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     -863    Use French Canadian code page


     -865    Use Danish code page


OPERANDS
     The following operands are required:

     originalfile      The original file in DOS  format  that  is
                       being converted to ISO format.


     convertedfile     The new file in ISO format that  has  been
                       converted  from the original DOS file for-
                       mat.


ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



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    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |         ATTRIBUTE VALUE         |
    |_____________________________|_________________________________|
    | Availability                | system/extended-system-utilities|
    |_____________________________|_________________________________|


SEE ALSO
     unix2dos(1), ls(1), attributes(5)

DIAGNOSTICS
     File filename not found, or no read permission

         The input file you specified does not exist, or  you  do
         not  have read permission. Check with the SunOS command,
         ls -l (see ls(1)).


     Bad output filename filename, or no write permission

         The output file you specified is either invalid, or  you
         do not have write permission for that file or the direc-
         tory that contains it.  Check also  that  the  drive  or
         diskette  is not write-protected.


     Error while writing to temporary file




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         An error occurred while converting your  file,  possibly
         because  there is not enough space on the current drive.
         Check the amount of space on the current drive using the
         DIR  command.  Also be certain that the default diskette
         or drive is write-enabled (not write-protected).  Notice
         that  when  this error occurs, the original file remains
         intact.


     Translated temporary file name = filename.
     Could not rename temporary file to filename.

         The program could not perform the final step in convert-
         ing  your  file. Your converted file is stored under the
         name indicated on the second line of this message.








































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