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Re: Cygwin Line Feed/ Carriage Return Help




Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> 
> sandsturm wrote:
>> hi all
>> following configurations: 
>> 1. IBM Host A sends files to Server 001 (windows Server 2003), where
>> Cygwin
>> is installed
>> 2. IBM Host A sends files to Server 002 (windows Server 2003), where
>> Cygwin
>> is installed
>> 
>> on server 001, the incoming files from Host A will be converted to DOS
>> format (why is unclear), in this files the Line Feeds (LF) will be
>> converted
>> to FL+CR (Carriage Return)
>> 
>> on server 002, the incoming files from Host A won't be converted to DOS
>> format, in this files, the LF's are LF's
>> 
>> the problem is, it should be on server 001 also without converting, where
>> is
>> this to configure?
>> 
>> 
>> - the installation of cygwin allows a DOS or a UNIX Mode (is this the
>> difference?)
>> - i reinstalled the cygwin on server 001, because I don't now in which
>> mode
>> it was installed... the second installation brought not the desired
>> result
>> - i searched the registry, but couldn't find a hint on this, it is a
>> maybe a
>> .dll? Or something else?
>> 
>> Can anyone help me? 
> 
> What does the output of "mount" say?  My WAG is that your mounts are
> "text" rather than "binary".  Wiping and reinstalling as "UNIX" mode
> is the safest way to get you back to binary mounts.  If this isn't
> the solution for you for some reason, then please follow the problem
> reporting guidelines given here - <http://cygwin.com/problems.html>.
> You might try comparing any differences you see in the 'cygcheck'
> output (as recommended by the problem reporting guidelines) between
> your two machines too.
> 
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