On 19/10/08 00:44, bgold12 wrote:
> How can I change the format of a text file that I'm editing in vim?
>
> I recently saved the source code of a web page and opened it in vim,
> and it said at the bottom [unix], which I assume means vim decided for
> some reason that this is a "Unix" file (or should be viewed as a Unix
> file), however every line ends with the CR symbol, ^M, so this is
> obviously a "Windows" file.
>
> I know I can do a simple substitution of all ^M's with nothing to get
> rid of them (assuming there are no other ^M's in the file that I
> wouldn't want to get rid of), but I'd also like to know if I can
> change that setting (the vim file format display) myself. Also, why
> wasn't vim able to recognize that the file was separated by CR/NL
> instead of just NL?
:set ffs=
:e ++ff=dos filename
:w
:enew
:set ffs=dos,unix
Reading the file with "dos" fileformat (set forcibly as above, not
"detected" via the 'fileformats' heuristics) will accept either CR+LF or
LF only as an end-of-line (there must be at least one, probably the
last, where the CR is missing). Writing it (in "dos" fileformat) will
write CR+LF at the end of every line including the last.
I suspect your file lacked a proper end-of-line on its last line; the
above will "repair" it.
Best regards,
Tony.
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