I don't think tr expects to receive a filename on the command line. Try: tr -d "\r" < oldfile.html > newfile.html
miguel On Sat, 8 Jun 2002, Steve Buehler wrote: > I get this when running that command: > tr: only one string may be given when deleting without squeezing repeats > > > I looked at the tr man pages and it didn't help much. I also tried using > '\r' and `\r` and just \r , but always get the same result. > > Steve > > At 11:07 PM 6/8/2002 +0200, you wrote: > >why not just run > > tr -d "\r" htmlfile.htm > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Michael Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "PHP List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 2:40 AM > >Subject: [PHP] Removing ^M > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am trying remove ^M characters (some kind of newline character) from an > > > HTML file. I've tried all sorts of ereg_replace and sed possibilities > > > but the > > > things just won't go away. Does anyone have a way of removing such > > > characters? > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > Mick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > >-- > >This message has been scanned for viruses and > >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > >believed to be clean. > >ow3 > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
