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mac2unix: Create a copy with Unix-style line endings.
$ mac2unix -n ${filename} ${new_filename}
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The command mac2unix is used to convert a text file from Macintosh (Mac) line endings to Unix/Linux line endings. The -n option stands for "no newline conversion", which means that only the line endings will be converted, without modifying the content of the file. The ${filename} represents the variable name for the input file, and ${new_filename} represents the variable name for the output file.

In summary, when this command is executed, it will convert the line endings of the file specified by the ${filename} variable to Unix/Linux format, and save the resulting file with the name specified by the ${new_filename} variable.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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