dtox.exe(LM)                    19 June 1992                    dtox.exe(LM)


 Name

    dtox.exe - change file format from DOS to the UNIX System format.

 Syntax


    dtox  [ filename ]   [ > output.file ]


 Description

    The DOS command dtox.exe converts a file from DOS format to UNIX System
    and XENIX format.  UNIX System and XENIX formats are the same for text
    files.  DOS files terminate a line of text with a carriage return and a
    linefeed, while UNIX System files terminate a line with a linefeed only.
    Also DOS places a Z at the end of a file, while the UNIX System does not.
    Some programs and utilities are sensitive to this difference and some are
    not.  If a text or data file is not being interpreted correctly, then use
    the dtox.exe and xtod.exe conversion utilities.  The dtox.exe command
    strips the extra carriage return from the end of each line and strips the
    Z from the end of the file.  This utility should not be used for binary
    object files.

    If no filename is specified on the command line, dtox.exe takes input
    from standard input.  Utility output goes to standard output.

    To use this command, you must first copy the dtox.exe file from the
    /usr/lib/lm/dos directory to the DOS or OS/2 machine.

 Files

    /usr/lib/lm/dos/dtox.exe

 See also

    xtod.exe(LM), dtox(C)
    SCO Open Desktop Administrator's Guide for installation information