Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 01:52:46 -0800 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: "marlon corleone" <chkrootkit@hotmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: how to get rid of ^M character using vi Message-ID: <200401250152.46526.kstewart@owt.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY13-F62bUpm0RnzXo00012ad5@hotmail.com> References: <BAY13-F62bUpm0RnzXo00012ad5@hotmail.com>
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On Sunday 25 January 2004 01:43 am, marlon corleone wrote: > how do i get rid of this annoying character ^M using vi, in pico i > used the arguments '-w' > but what about in vi? > starting on the 1st line type :.,$s/<ctrl>v<ctrl>m// The .,$ tells it to process from the current line to the last one. Then, you have to hold the control key down when you press the v and then the m. This enters a ^M and the // deletes the occurance. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html
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