Space Case writes:
>On Apr 11,  6:52pm, Paul Goyette wrote:
>>Yep - but in UN*X, neither ^M nor CR is the End-of-Line character in text 
>>files;  that dubious distinction belongs to LF (or ^J).  If the original 
>>poster were to ungzip the file in binary mode, or at least turn off the 
>>option to "convert" UN*X text files to Mac-format, then the original LFs 
>>would stay.  Of course, then you wouldn't be able to easily edit or view 
>>the files under the MacOS!  :)
>
>Sure you can.  Alpha has the capability to edit (and save) files in PC,
>Mac or Unix formats, and I think BBEdit does as well.

It does.  As does the CodeWarrior editor, for you programmer-types.
There are also batch converting programs that will convert files
wholesale between '\r', '\n', and '\r\n'.

-- monroe
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Monroe Williams                                      monroe@teleport.com