in reply to Determine whether file is dos or unix format

What wat the specific m// that you used? Did you use the /s switch? You may need to specify the hex values for the characters as m/\x0d\x0a/s.

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Re^2: Determine whether file is dos or unix format
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 28, 2005 at 21:33 UTC
    The "s" switch only affects what "." matches. It is therefore useless (albeit harmless) in your solution.
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