Eliminate ^M character using vi(Linux)
Sometimes certain characters(for eg.,^M characters)are placed in a
file during a DOS to UNIX conversion.To modify these files with a lot of
^M symbol at the end of every line,using the vi editor,use the following
command:
:%s/^M//g
(To get the ^M hold the control key, press V then M (Both while
holding the control key) and the ^M will appear.)
This command will find all occurances and replace them with nothing.
Here,the :%s is a basic search and replace command in vi. It tells vi to
replace the regular expression between the first and second slashes (^M)
with the text between the second and third slashes (nothing in this case).
The g at the end directs vi to search and replace globally (all
occurrences).
Remove ^M characters at end
of lines in vi
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