DTOX(C)                                        UNIX System V



     Name
          dtox - Change file format from MS-DOS to UNIX.


     Syntax
          dtox  filename  >  output.file


     Description
          The dtox command converts a file from MS-DOS format to  UNIX
          format.  MS-DOS  files  terminate  a  line  of  text  with a
          carriage return and a linefeed, while UNIX files terminate a
          line  with  a linefeed only. Also MS-DOS places a <CTL> Z at
          the end of a file, while UNIX 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 and xtod conversion utilities.  The dtox
          command strips the extra carriage return  from  the  end  of
          each  line  and strips the <CTL> Z from the end of the file.
          This utility is not required for binary object files.

          If no filename is specified on the command line, dtox  takes
          input  from  standard  input.  Output of the utility goes to
          standard output.


     See Also
          xtod(C)


     (printed 11/30/89)                                   DTOX(C)