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unix2dos: Change the line endings of a file.
$ unix2dos ${filename}
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The "unix2dos" command is a utility used in Unix-based systems to convert text files from Unix/Linux format to DOS/Windows format with different line endings.

The "${filename}" is a placeholder representing the name of the file you want to convert. You need to replace it with the actual name of the file you want to convert.

So, when you run the command "unix2dos ${filename}", it will convert the specified file from Unix format (with the line ending character being a single line feed) to DOS format (with the line ending characters being both a carriage return and a line feed). This is useful when you want to transfer or open text files in Windows environments without causing any issues with line break interpretation.

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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