unix2dos

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: unix2dos v2.2
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NAME

unix2dos - UNIX to DOS text file format converter

SYNOPSYS

unix2dos [options] [-c convmode] [-o file ...] [-n infile outfile ...]

Options:

[-hkqV] [--help] [--keepdate] [--quiet] [--version]

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents unix2dos, the program that converts text files in UNIX format to DOS format.

OPTIONS

The following options are available:

-h --help: Print online help.
-k --keepdate: Keep the date stamp of output file same as input file.
-q --quiet: Quiet mode. Suppress all warning and messages.
-V --version: Prints version information.
-c --convmode convmode: Sets conversion mode. Simulates unix2dos under SunOS.
-o --oldfile file ...: Old file mode. Convert the file and write output to it. The program default to run in this mode. Wildcard names may be used.
-n --newfile infile outfile ...: New file mode. Convert the infile and write output to outfile. File names must be given in pairs and wildcard names should NOT be used or you WILL lose your files.

EXAMPLES

Get input from stdin and write output to stdout.

: unix2dos

Convert and replace a.txt. Convert and replace b.txt.

: unix2dos a.txt b.txt
: unix2dos -o a.txt b.txt

Convert and replace a.txt in ASCII conversion mode. Convert and replace b.txt in ISO conversion mode.

: unix2dos a.txt -c iso b.txt
: unix2dos -c ascii a.txt -c iso b.txt

Convert and replace a.txt while keeping original date stamp.

: unix2dos -k a.txt
: unix2dos -k -o a.txt

Convert a.txt and write to e.txt.

: unix2dos -n a.txt e.txt

Convert a.txt and write to e.txt, keep date stamp of e.txt same as a.txt.

: unix2dos -k -n a.txt e.txt

Convert and replace a.txt. Convert b.txt and write to e.txt.

: unix2dos a.txt -n b.txt e.txt
: unix2dos -o a.txt -n b.txt e.txt

Convert c.txt and write to e.txt. Convert and replace a.txt. Convert and replace b.txt. Convert d.txt and write to f.txt.

: unix2dos -n c.txt e.txt -o a.txt b.txt -n d.txt f.txt

DIAGNOSTICS

BUGS

The program does not work properly under MSDOS in stdio processing mode. If you know why is that so, please tell me.

AUTHOR

Benjamin Lin - ( blin@socs.uts.edu.au )

MISCELLANY

Tested environment:

: Linux 1.2.0 with GNU C 2.5.8
: SunOS 4.1.3 with GNU C 2.6.3
: MS-DOS 6.20 with Borland C++ 4.02

Suggestions and bug reports are welcome.