Mike O'Connor wrote:

> Mark D. Overholser wrote:
> 
> 
>>I would be interested in this utility too, or you might be able to 
>>upload to HOBBES/LEO???   Maybe look throught the file with an editor to 
>>see if IBM Copyrights are there??
>>
>>MarkO
>>
>>Al Heath wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>>If I ever knew this I've forgotten long ago: what's the
fastest and/or
>>>>>       
>>>>>
>>>
>>>easiest way to remove the old DOS Ctrl-Z "end of
file" character from the
>>>end of a LARGE (well, hundreds) number of files?
>>>
>>>I've used  'fixcrlf.exe' for years.   But, it is another one of
those tools in my tools directory I don't know where it exactly came from. 
Google finds things with the same name on the web, but I'm not sure it is
the same executable as I actually use.  I didn't see it on hobbes.  
Anyway, see if this sounds useful.
>>>
>>>Description:
>>> Converts text files to local or specified standards relative
>>> to the characters Carriage Return (CR), Line Feed (LF), and tabs.
>>>
>>> In OS/2 (and DOS, Windows) the lines of text end with the pair
>>> CR and LF, but in UNIX the lines of text end only with LF.
>>>
>>>Syntax:
>>> fixcrlf [-r|+r] [-t|+t] [-z|+z] [-d|+d] [-f|+f] [-q] file...
>>>
>>> +r - Adds carriage control characters before every line feed
>>> -r - Removes all carriage control characters
>>> +t - Converts spaces to tabs where it will conserve space
>>> -t - Converts tabs to spaces
>>> +z - Ensures that there is a trailing EOF (control Z) character.
>>> -z - Removes trailing EOF (control Z) characters.
>>> -d - Preserves file changed date.
>>> +d - Updates file changed date.
>>> -f - no force (i.e., convert only writable files)
>>> +f - Force (i.e., convert readonly files too)
>>> -q - Quiet (e.g., no warnings on file not found)
>>>
>>>Defaults:
>>> OS/2: +r -t +z -d -f
>>> AIX:  -r +t -z -d -f
>>>
>>>Notes:
>>> - wildcards are supported in file names
>>> - do not run on binary files!
>>> - carriage returns which do not preceed line feeds are discarded.
>>> - trailing blanks are removed from lines.
>>>
> 
> 
> Hi Mark,
> There are *no* copyright notices, or other identification of author 
> within fixcrlf.exe, either "Copyright" or
"(C)",case insensitively!
> IBM gets a mention only because of the "ibmcpp" paths in the
debug info.
> 

I thought that IBM might be the "responsible party", because of the AIX 
version of the program. ;)

So, anyone inclined to upload "it" to HOBBES/LEO ???

MarkO




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