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From: decot@hpisod2.HP.COM (Dave Decot)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: ^M 's in uploaded text files.
Message-ID: <10650078@hpisod2.HP.COM>
Date: 2 Feb 90 00:46:42 GMT
References: <5622@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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> I use my PC to write text files in word perfect then I save in dos format
> to upload to our vax.  When the file is cat'ed, the ^M's don't show, but
> when vi'ing they become real annoying!  Is there a file I can pipe it 
> through to remove the ^M's or perhaps a way vi can be used to remove them?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> William@vax1.udel.edu

While in vi, type:

:g/^V^M/s///g^M

(where ^V represents typing control-V and ^M represents typing control-M).

Dave