Path: utzoo!attcan!ncrcan!tim
From: tim@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Tim Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: VI - removing control characters
Summary: remove control characters in vi
Keywords: vi, control characters
Message-ID: <1600@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM>
Date: 19 Sep 89 21:24:10 GMT
Reply-To: tim@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Tim Nelson)
Organization: NCR Canada Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario
Lines: 24

ola y'all,

I have not been able to solve the following problem:

I have files which have a visible ^M (real control M, not up-arrow M)
at the end of every line.  This ^M is making all my files double space
when I print them.  I have been able to remove the real <cr> character,
from within vi, but that leaves the visible ^M; it solves the problem
of double spacing, but is not quite a good solution.
I want to be rid of the visible ^M.

I have also attempted to use "tr", but the terminal is interpreting
"^M" as a carriage control.  I can't seem to escape the "^M".

Anybody have any ideas?

       thanx & later,

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