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Transferring files from Win->Linux

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    Kali
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,601 ✭✭✭Kali


    easy.. you must be transferring it as a binary file.
    use ascii.


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    Bracken
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭Bracken


    Ummm, I'm not using FTP just transferring the file from one disk to another.

    Can I specify ASCII with the cp command?


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    Catch22
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭Catch22


    due to current problem s i dont havfe linux handy to test tjhis on,
    but it could be as simple as:
    cat file > sum_other_file

    i think this will do it, not 100% sure tho
    Catch


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    krinDar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 96 ✭✭krinDar


    DOS/WinNT/Win9x uses Linefeed + Carriage return at the end of lines, Unix only uses Carriage Return IIRC.

    To fix the file try
    sed 's/.$//' filename > newfile



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