Vadim Gritsenko wrote: > crossley > > > Here is one way to find files that have DOS line-endings: > > <code>find . -type f | xargs grep -l '^M'</code> > > (to add the ^M use "Ctrl-v Ctrl-m" at the command-line). > > > > Here is one way to find files that have any hidden control > > characters: > > <code>find . -type f | xargs grep -l '[[:cntrl:]]'</code> > > THANK YOU!!! That's the piece of wisdom which I was missing! :-) :-) :-)
So now that your wisdom is complete, where do you evolve to? :-) I am glad that i could help. It took me a whole day to figure that all out and test it. There was a stack of textbooks open on my desk to no avail. Google was running hot and provided the final answers. --David
