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perl -p -e "s/\r$//" (FileName)

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this will print the file to std out DO NOT be tempted to redirected back to the original file as you will truncate it. Something like 
perl -p -e "s/\r$//" (FileName) > op;mv op (FileName)

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Will strip the ^M's and put the file back where it started.
HTH
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Zigster

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Re: Re: Removing Control Characters
by McD (Chaplain) on Feb 23, 2001 at 00:09 UTC
    zigster writes:

    DO NOT be tempted to redirected back to the original file as you will truncate it.

    Better yet, use Perl's in place file editing feature:

    perl -p -i -e 's/\r$//' (filename)

    Plus, if you use 

    -i.foo
    a backup copy of filename before the changes will be stored in "filename.foo"

    Peace,
    -McD

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