"\n" and "\r"

[alex]

I use WindowsXP and have simple program in file test.lsp:

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(print "\n\n\n\n\n")
(exit)

I run cmd.exe and execute command

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newlisp test.lsp > test.txt

Then I see, that size of file test.txt is 10 and it contain
"\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r"
It is normal?

[Lutz]

Yes, this is normal: it will translate UNIX line terminators "\n" to "\r\n" line terminators on the MS-Windows platform.

Keep this in mind when porting newLISP scripst to UNIX, if they run as shell scripts with:

#!/usr/bin/newlisp

in the first line, they will fail if they have Windows line terminators, and have to be translated first (i.e. using dos2unix)

Lutz

[alex]

I can't express my mind in english enough,
but it is very interesting information not only for me :-)