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From: paul@mit-caf.MIT.EDU (Paul Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Editing Unix files.
Message-ID: <2090@mit-caf.MIT.EDU>
Date: 27 Mar 89 14:13:02 GMT
References: <358@lloyd.camex.uucp>
Reply-To: paul@mit-caf.UUCP (Paul Meyer)
Organization: Microsystems Technology Laboratories, MIT
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In article <358@lloyd.camex.uucp> kent@lloyd.UUCP (Kent Borg) writes:
>If I understand what is going on, the Mac uses CR to mark line ends,
>but Unix systems use LF to mark the lines.
>
>What I want to find is a Mac application which will edit LF delimited
>text files.  Is there such a beast?

	I often have the same situation: the LF's turn up as garbage 
characters at the end or beginning of each line.  I use a program called
"Add/Strip" version 2.0 (I believe).  It will do what you want, among
other things.
	Another option is to use Microsoft Word, and enter the ascii code
of the LF into the find/replace box and replace it with nothing.  In other
words, put ^## (where ## is the ascii code for line feed) into the find
box, nothing into the change to box, and select change all.
	Finally, I believe that McSink can also strip line feeds, but I 
don't have it in front of me, so I can't be certain.  Good Luck,-- 
Paul Meyer
paul@caf.mit.edu
Microsystems Technology Laboratory
MIT