Problem after moving script from windows to linux

[bobmcgowan]

Hi,

For the 'ftp' transfers, be sure you are using 'binary' mode, otherwise it will convert to DOS format.

I think you may have text mode set on the Linux to DOS, but binary mode on the DOS to Linux, so things convert to DOS and then stay that way.

For a command line tool, you just type 'binary' at the ftp prompt. For a GUI, you'll need to find something in the configuration/preferences to set it.

Bob

[alf55]

Thanks Ozar,

coopstah13,

I don't know even what you mentioned dos2unix.

My simple problem is: i ftp my running script from linux to windows and then to other linux box.

But my script is not working showing different errors.

Please let me know the solution and pls also how to coz i am have been just moved to this section.?

Thanks
Aamer

Did you transfer the script in "ascii mode"? This is the text mode transfer within FTP. It provides for the end-of-line translations when transferring between UNIX/Linux/Mac/Windows machines via FTP.

The End-of-line markers are different for each of these systems.

• Windows uses the two characters: carridge return and line feed
• Mac uses just the carridge return
• UNIX/Linux uses just the line feed (since 1969)

[alf55]

Hi,

For the 'ftp' transfers, be sure you are using 'binary' mode, otherwise it will convert to DOS format.

I think you may have text mode set on the Linux to DOS, but binary mode on the DOS to Linux, so things convert to DOS and then stay that way.

For a command line tool, you just type 'binary' at the ftp prompt. For a GUI, you'll need to find something in the configuration/preferences to set it.

Bob

The correct solution is to transfer the scripts in "ascii mode" both from the Linux to the Windows and again from the Windows to the Linux machines.

[bobmcgowan]

alf55,

Actually, since the source and destination are the "same" line ending type, a binary mode transfer will be fine.

Using ASCII mode all the way will also work, it will just make the machines do an unecessary UNIX to DOS to UNIX line ending change sequence.

I should have been clearer in my explanation.