NAME
    dos2unix - DOS/MAC to UNIX text file format converter

SYNOPSYS
    dos2unix  [options] [-c convmode] [-o file ...] [-n infile outfile ...]

    Options:

    [-hkqV] [--help] [--keepdate] [--quiet] [--version]

DESCRIPTION
    This manual page documents dos2unix, the program  that converts  plain
    text files in DOS/MAC format to UNIX format.

OPTIONS
    The following options are available:

    -h --help
    Print online help.

    -k --keepdate
    Keep the date stamp of output file same as input file.

    -q --quiet
    Quiet mode. Suppress all warning and messages.

    -V --version
    Prints version information.

    -c --convmode convmode
    Sets conversion mode. Simulates dos2unix under SunOS.

    -o --oldfile file ...
    Old file mode. Convert the file and write output to it. The pro-
    gram default to run in this mode. Wildcard names may be used.

    -n --newfile infile outfile ...
    New file mode. Convert the infile and write output to outfile.
    File names must be given in pairs and wildcard names should NOT
    be used or you WILL lost your files.

EXAMPLES
    Get input from stdin and write output to stdout.

    dos2unix

    Convert and replace a.txt. Convert and replace b.txt.

    dos2unix a.txt b.txt

    dos2unix -o a.txt b.txt

    Convert and replace a.txt in ASCII conversion mode.  Convert and
    replace b.txt in ISO conversion mode. Convert c.txt from Mac to Unix
    ascii format.

    dos2unix a.txt -c iso b.txt

    dos2unix -c ascii a.txt -c iso b.txt

    dos2unix -c mac a.txt b.txt

    Convert and replace a.txt while keeping original date stamp.

    dos2unix -k a.txt

    dos2unix -k -o a.txt

    Convert a.txt and write to e.txt.

    dos2unix -n a.txt e.txt

    Convert a.txt and write to e.txt, keep date stamp of e.txt same as
    a.txt.

    dos2unix -k -n a.txt e.txt

    Convert and replace a.txt. Convert b.txt and write to e.txt.

    dos2unix a.txt -n b.txt e.txt

    dos2unix -o a.txt -n b.txt e.txt

    Convert c.txt and write to e.txt. Convert and replace a.txt. Convert
    and replace b.txt. Convert d.txt and write to f.txt.

    dos2unix -n c.txt e.txt -o a.txt b.txt -n d.txt f.txt

DIAGNOSTICS
BUGS
    The program does not work properly under MSDOS  in stdio processing
    mode. If you know why is that so, please tell me.

AUTHORS
    Benjamin Lin - <blin@socs.uts.edu.au>

    Bernd Johannes Wuebben (mac2unix mode) <wuebben@kde.org>

MISCELLANY
    Tested environment:

    Linux 1.2.0 with GNU C 2.5.8

    SunOS 4.1.3 with GNU C 2.6.3

    MS-DOS 6.20 with Borland C++ 4.02

    Suggestions and bug reports are welcome.

SEE ALSO
   unix2dos(1)mac2unix(1)