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User Commands                                         unix2dos(1)



NAME
     unix2dos - convert text file from ISO format to DOS format

SYNOPSIS
     unix2dos [-ascii] [-iso] [-7]
          [-437 | -850 | -860 | -863 | -865] originalfile convertedfile


DESCRIPTION
     The unix2dos utility converts ISO standard characters to the
     corresponding characters in the DOS extended character set.


     This command may 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,
     unix2dos will rewrite the original file after converting it.

OPTIONS
     The following options are supported:

     -ascii    Adds carriage returns and  converts  end  of  file
               characters  in  SunOS format text files to conform
               to DOS requirements.


     -iso      This is the default. Converts ISO standard charac-
               ters  to  the  corresponding  character in the DOS
               extended character set.


     -7        Converts 8 bit SunOS characters to 7 bit DOS char-
               acters.



     On non-i386 systems, unix2dos 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 ISO  format  that  is
                       being converted to DOS format.


     convertedfile     The new file in DOS format that  has  been
                       converted  from the original ISO 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
     dos2unix(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 tmpfile name = filename.
     Could not rename tmpfile 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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