Den man, 29 nov 1999 skrev du: ... > correctly. This might work, because I think that windows uses a different > new line char to un*x. (but don't quote me on that.) That is correct, try this command: cat dos_text_file | tr -d '\015' > unix_text_file -- Med venlig hilsen/Best regards Birger Langkjer http://members.xoom.com/langkjer