on Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 11:30:13AM +0100, Ciaran Johnston ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Karsten M. Self said: > > on Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 07:20:30PM +1000, Nathan Stanley > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >> Someone recently told me there is a difference between Unix and Linux > >> text file formats. Is this true? > > > > Yes, ours goes to 11. > > > > Wait. Wrong mockumentary. > > > > > > CR vs. CR+LF > > > > # aptitude install sysutils > > # man dos2unix unix2dos > > > > In practice, many tools on both platforms will deal sanely with either > > format. Notable exception is NOTEPAD.EXE on legacy MS Windows. > > The question appears to be asking about differences in Unix text files and > Linux text files, not DOS/Windows text files and Unix/Linux text files. > There's no difference between a text file created on a Unix (e.g. Solaris) > platform and one created on a Linux platform, but as Karsten rightly says > there is a difference between those created on a Windows platform and > those created on a Unix/Linux platform. The difference boils down to new > line characters. Karsten probably answered the question you meant to ask, > not the question you did ask :)
Two wrongs *do* make a right? /me investigates the cost of a brain-mouth transmission repair, and checks the status of his reading-with-comprehension bit. As for 'Nix file formats, the short answer is that it's all magic. And it's the same magic. 'man file' for more info. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? LNX-BBC: Bootable GNU/Linux -- Don't leave /home without it. http://www.lnx-bbc.org/
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