Originally posted by: capeme

I was recently attempting to use a tool called cfg2html_aix_2.7a and apparently upon downloading it windows added some unreconized characters into script. It was recommended to me to run a tool called dos2unix against it. However I find no tool in AIX named that so I am wondering if anyone is familar with this tool and/or if there is a compatible one for AIX 5.3?
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Originally posted by: tony.evans

Your best bet is just to download the file correctly?

How do you know windows added some unrecognised characters, what happens when you try and run it? How did you download it? If you downloaded it via Windows how did you then get it onto your AIX host?
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Too late I am sure but this works for me
$ tr -d'\r' < badfile > goodfile
Make sure you don't set badfile = goodfile or you will get a blank file in return!
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Originally posted by: KarlM

if in its original state it is a UNIX script then use binary mode to transfer it to windows and then binary again from windows to your AIX target.

Alternatively I'd expect it is just the ^M characters you need to remove so vi the file and enter
:%s/^V^M//

where ^V is ctrl-V and ^M is ctrl-M (Note you won't see the ^V)
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Originally posted by: capeme

Thanks for the tips. I will try them and post results.

Message was edited by: capeme
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