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Need UNIX format even though using TextPad on a PC.

Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:59 pm
by nlw
Is there a way to set Preferences so that all TextPad files will save as file format UNIX when using TextPad on a PC?

Or, is there away to globally change a set of TextPad files from PC file format to UNIX file format?

Thank you

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:01 am
by kindlerm
You can define this in the documentclass.

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:52 am
by ben_josephs
As kindlerm points out, you can tell TextPad to save new files in Unix format, either all of them or just those in particular classes:
Configure | Preferences | Document Classes | <Class> | Create new file as: UNIX.

There's no way to tell it to save all existing files in Unix format. But you can
File | Save Aas... | File Format: UNIX.

Alternatively, you can convert the files on the command line using such a utility as dos2unix.

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:28 am
by kengrubb
You can download and try the other great product offered by Helios, WildEdit. It will convert files en masse from one format to another. I tried and it works.
:)

Find what:
\x0d\x0a

Replace with:
\x0a

Be sure to check both Regular expression and Replacement format.
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