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mac2unix — Change macOS-style line endings to Unix-style. Replaces CR with LF. See also: `unix2dos`, `unix2mac`

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Problem

How to use the mac2unix command: Change macOS-style line endings to Unix-style. Replaces CR with LF. See also: unix2dos, unix2mac, dos2unix. More information: <https://manned.org/mac2unix>.

Solution

mac2unix — Change macOS-style line endings to Unix-style. Replaces CR with LF. See also: unix2dos, unix2mac, dos2unix. More information: <https://manned.org/mac2unix>.

Change the line endings of a file:

mac2unix {{path/to/file}}

Create a copy with Unix-style line endings:

mac2unix {{[-n|--newfile]}} {{path/to/file}} {{path/to/new_file}}

Display file information:

mac2unix {{[-i|--info]}} {{path/to/file}}

Keep/add/remove Byte Order Mark:

mac2unix --{{keep-bom|add-bom|remove-bom}} {{path/to/file}}

Code Snippets

Change the line endings of a file

mac2unix {{path/to/file}}

Create a copy with Unix-style line endings

mac2unix {{[-n|--newfile]}} {{path/to/file}} {{path/to/new_file}}

Display file information

mac2unix {{[-i|--info]}} {{path/to/file}}

Keep/add/remove Byte Order Mark

mac2unix --{{keep-bom|add-bom|remove-bom}} {{path/to/file}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/mac2unix

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