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 There is a difference in how files are stored on these two operating systems. There is a difference in how files are stored on these two operating systems.
  
-By default, when files are created on a windows system, the end of the file is marked with a carriage return (\r)  and a newline (\n).  The user does not insert this, it is done automatically by the software.  This is not the case in the linux/unix environment.  The end of line in linux is marked only by the newline (\n).  When performing text processing, the carriage return (\r) will cause problems in the linux environment.+By default, when files are created on a windows system, the end of each line is marked with a carriage return (\r)  and a newline (\n).  The user does not insert this; it is done automatically by the software.  This is not the case in the linux/unix environment.  The end of line in linux is marked only by the newline (\n).  When performing text processing, the carriage return (\r) will cause problems in the linux environment.
  
-===== Checking for **CTRL-R** on Linux =====+In addition, most files in linux contain a final new line marker.  This is not the case in windows.   
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 +These differences can cause problems when processing files.   
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 +===== Checking for Carriage Return on Linux =====
 To see if your file contains carriage returns (\r) use the linux command ''od''.   Od stands for Octal Dump and will display the contents of the file in various formats.  In this case, you should run ''od -c //filename//''.  This will display each character in the file, with some special characters, like carriage return and newline proceeded by a slash. To see if your file contains carriage returns (\r) use the linux command ''od''.   Od stands for Octal Dump and will display the contents of the file in various formats.  In this case, you should run ''od -c //filename//''.  This will display each character in the file, with some special characters, like carriage return and newline proceeded by a slash.
  
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  Note in this example that lines end with a newline (\n) but not a carriage return (\r).  Note in this example that lines end with a newline (\n) but not a carriage return (\r).
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 +===== Converting Files Between Systems =====
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 +The utility programs **dos2unix** and **unix2dos** are provided to convert files between the two different operating systems.  The first will remove the carriage return from the and of each line, and the second will add one. 
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 +In this example, the user wishes to convert the file ''foo.cpp'' from dos/windows mode to linux.  
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 +<code>
 +$ dos2unix foo.cpp
 +</code>
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