So could that be why when I copy and paste things, it looks screwed up?
Sometimes I want to copy something off a website, and when I paste it into a
form and/or IRC it looks really messed up. For instance,
This:
> a "New Line" plus "Carriage Return".
> So if you read a text file that was saved on a UNIX like
> operating system under Windows it will look as if everything
> was written on one single line, because the "CR" Byte is
Will look something like this when I paste:
> a "New Line" plus "Carriage Return".
> So if you read a text file that was saved on a UNIX like
> operating system under Windows it will look as if everything
> was written on one single line, because the "CR" Byte
is
It doesn't do it sometimes though. But it seems like what you are describing is
the cause of the problem. Is there anyway to get around that?
> This has historical reasons:
> UNIX like operating systems only use a "New Line" Byte
> at the end of each written line, while DOS based operating
> systems such as Windows use two bytes:
> a "New Line" plus "Carriage Return".
> So if you read a text file that was saved on a UNIX like
> operating system under Windows it will look as if everything
> was written on one single line, because the "CR" Byte is
> missing at the end of each line.
>
> Workaround: There are shareware and freeware editors for
> Windows which will automatically recognize a text file
> that was originally written under UNIX / Linux and
> display it correctly. You can find such text editors
> at WinFiles: www.winfiles.com .
>
> There are also lots of Linux tools that allow to convert
> DOS and UNIX files back and vice versa. You will find
> them here: www.linuxberg.com
>
>
> DJ.
>
>
>
> > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Eunice Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Gesendet am: Dienstag, 28. M�rz 2000 12:12
> > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Betreff: [newbie] Copy Files
> >
> > I saved a /var/log/*file on a floppy. In order for me to view it
> > in Linux,
> > I have to type 'pico <filename>' , and I can view the file as
> > it's written.
> > When I look at the same file in Windows it looks like one big paragraph,
> > instead of the 200 + lines of entries of the original file. Is there a way
> > to save the file in Linux so that it can be viewed in it's original format
> > in Windows?
> >
> >
> > >in Linux the file looks like this:
> >
> > 1 adffsgh
> > 2 dfgtg=hjeeur
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > 200 ftryu =iop;p;
> >
> > >in Windows the same file looks like this:
> > 1adffsgh2 dfgtg=hjeeur........200 ftryu =iop;p;
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > Eunice
> >
> >
> >
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