On Friday 03 March 2006 04:52, Kristian Vaaf wrote: > At 16:05 28.02.2006, James Bailie wrote: > >Glenn Dawson wrote: > > > At 02:30 AM 2/28/2006, Kristian Vaaf wrote: > > >> Hello. > > >> > > >> I am just curious why the files I generate with script(1) output > > >> in CR/LF forcing me to run dos2unix on them everytime? > > > > > > Script just captures the output of your shell, and your shell has > > > to send crlf in order to get the cursor back to the beginning of > > > a line. > > > >No it doesn't. The script(1) utility interposes a > >pseudo-terminal between the program whose output is to be > >captured and itself, so the program thinks its running on a > >terminal device and behaves accordingly. Then script(1) acts > >like a transparent filter, shuttling data back-and-forth from the > >actual terminal to the pseudo-terminal, while sending a copy of > >the program's output to the log file as well. It is the terminal > >driver in canonical mode, "inside" the pseudo-terminal, that is > >expanding NLs in the proggy's output stream into CRNL pairs. > > > >-- > >James Bailie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >http://www.jamesbailie.com > > Thank you man, that was a wonderful description :) > > The last question though, > don't you find it the least bit stupid? > > Thanks! > Christian,
Just a quick question: what are you using to look at them? If things just work, there is no problem. I don't understand why you have to do this. Are you looking at them on a windows box? I know you're emailing the list from a windows box. Don _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
