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Created February 25, 2025 06:33
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find DOS line-ended files and convert them into UNIX line-ended
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convert.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
if ! command -v fromdos > /dev/null 2>&1; then
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y tofrodos
fi
grep --exclude-dir=".git" -URIl ^M . | xargs fromdos
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grep options help:

  • -I
    • exclude binary
  • -U
    • consider line-ending instead of stripping them away by default
  • -R
    • recursive
  • -l
    • list only the filenames and not the matching lines
  • --exclude-dir=".git"
    • ignore directory ".git"

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