adding Windows carriage returns

[Mike Cantrell]

try this:

perl -p -i -e 's/\n/\r\n/' filename

Patrick Rhodes wrote:

>
>
> I have text file in Linux that I need converted to Windows.  From what
> I understand, I need to add an extra carriage return or line feed at
> the end of each line to read it properly in Windows.  I can't figure
> out how to do this and I've been looking at the 'sed' at 'tr'
> commands.  I'm sure the answer is in there, but I'm unable to figure
> it out as of yet.  Can anybody help me with this?  Any and all
> information is appreciated.  Thanks!
>
> Patrick