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From: kdarling@hobbes.catt.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling)
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Subject: Re: msdos -> os9
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Date: 9 May 91 22:07:15 GMT
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hartlemp@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Michael P Hartley) writes:
>   I am having some trouble transfering files from an MS-DOS machine to
>a DEC rainbow running OS/9, via kermit.  
>The problem is that on the dos machine
>the files are fine, but after transfer, the files on the OS/9 machine are not
>correct.  All of the return characters have been replaced with control-J's.  
>since ^J is a backpace, this really screws up attempts to replace them with
>returns at the os/9 end.   Any suggestions?

Those are linefeeds :-).  If you have the "tr" command, just do a:

 tr \0a \0d oldfile >newfile

To change them all to returns.  best - kev <kdarling@catt.ncsu.edu>

PS: I think kermit has an option to do that?  Not sure.