dos2unix Command Examples

Change DOS-style line endings to Unix-style. Replaces CRLF with LF. See also unix2dos, unix2mac, and mac2unix. More information: https://manned.org/dos2unix.

• Change the line endings of a file:

dos2unix {{path/to/file}}

• Create a copy with Unix-style line endings:

dos2unix {{-n|--newfile}} {{path/to/file}} {{path/to/new_file}}

• Display file information:

dos2unix {{-i|--info}} {{path/to/file}}

• Keep/add/remove Byte Order Mark:

dos2unix --{{keep-bom|add-bom|remove-bom}} {{path/to/file}}