Batch convert unix to dos format

[buckley]

Hello,

I searched the forums but could not find an answer to this question. I know I can convert 1 file but how can I convert a whole folder?

Regards, Tom

[Mofi]

There is the script Convert all open files to DOS line terminators.

But much faster is to use Search - Replace in Files. Open this dialog, enter as search string ^n and as replace string ^r^n and run this NON regular expression replace on all files in a directory (recursively). If your directory (structure) contains also already DOS files. Run a second replace in files searching for ^r^r^n and replace it with ^r^n to fix the wrongly inserted carriage return in the DOS files.

[ridgerunner]

Or, you can run a single Perl regular expression replace that will modify only Unix files (and will leave DOS files alone)

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Find What:
(?<!\r)\n
Replace With:
\r\n

The (?<!\r)\n expression says: "match a newline, but only if it is not preceded by a carriage return."
Negative lookbehind subexpressions (using (?<! ...) syntax) can be very handy!