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shell script for multiple files

Author: jason kawaja
Date: 26-09-02 21:34

#!/usr/local/bin/bash
echo "Removing ^M's for the following files..."
for file in $*; do
echo "----> $file"
tr -d "\015" < $file > $file.$$
mv $file.$$ $file
done
echo "Done."
exit 0

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Re: shell script for multiple files

Author: maximus
Date: 14-01-05 21:35

for those that have access to the rename command:
rename .jpg^M .jpg *.jpg^M

that is entered in the directory containing the offending files like:
rename SPACE .jpg CNTRL-V CNTRL-M SPACE .jpg SPACE *.jpg CNTRL-V CNTRL-M ENTER.

CNTRL-V CNTRL-M is required to get the actual CNTRL-M into the command line.
the .jpg is an example extention, but could really be anything... .html, .txt, etc.

That'll take off the ^M from all the file names.

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