Convert line ending between DOS, Mac (pre OS X) and Unix
Where:
- DOS = '\r\n'
- Mac = '\r' (OS9)
- Unix = '\n'
Note: Mac here is OS9 and earlier. OS X line endings are Unix.
$ x2y -f unx -t dos file.txt
The above command will convert Unix line ending to DOS line endings. The result is written back in to the source file.
If you want to write to another file use the -o or -d options (see below).
$ x2y -o output.txt -f unx -t dos file.txt
Will write the converted file to output.txt
$ x2y -d outputs -f unx -t dos file.txt
Will save converted files to the outputs directory.
To back up the source file use the -b option. For example:
$ x2y -b bak -f unx -t dos file.txt
Will rename the source file with a ".bak" extensions before writing the converted file.
pip install x2y
usage: x2y [options] --from line-ending --to line-ending File [File ...]
x2y: convert line ending between DOS, Mac (pre OS X) and Unix
positional arguments:
File Files to convert
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--version show program's version number and exit
--debug Turn on debug logging.
--debug-log FILE Save debug logging to FILE.
-b BACKUP EXTENTSION, --backup BACKUP EXTENTSION
Save a backup of the input file by renaming with
BACKUP EXTENTSION. Ignored if the -o option is given.
Default: None.
-d DIRECTORY, --directory DIRECTORY
Save extracted text to DIRECTORY. Ignored if the -o
option is given.
-f {dos,mac,unx}, --from {dos,mac,unx}
Line ending to convert from.
-o FILE, --output FILE
Save extracted text to FILE. If not given, the output
file is named the same as the input file but with a
txt extension. The extension can be changed with the
-e option. Files are opened in append mode unless the
-X option is given.
-t {dos,mac,unx}, --to {dos,mac,unx}
Line ending to convert to.
-A, --suppress-file-access-errors
Do not print file/directory access errors.