That worked.  I never in a million years would have found it.  How did you know?
Your URL pointed to the binder instruction, though, not the UNIX command, which 
is 
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.bpxa500/xattr.htm

DVFJS:/u/dvfjs:>touch attrtest
DVFJS:/u/dvfjs:>chtag -t -c 819 attrtest
DVFJS:/u/dvfjs:>extattr -F CRLF attrtest
DVFJS:/u/dvfjs:>ls -FalTHp attrtest
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rw-------  crlf   1 DVFJS    DEPT9971       0 Oct 29 14:13 
attrtest

Thanks!
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of 
Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2020 1:08 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Modify UNIX File Format

On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:31:03 +0000, Frank Swarbrick wrote:

>Using the z/OS UNIX Directory List Utility (ISPF 3.17) command MF (Modify 
>Format) you are able to change the file format.  It prompts you with a panel 
>looking something like this:
>    ...
>Is there a corresponding UNIX command to perform this action?  For example, 
>chtag can be used to change the CCSID.  But I can't find a command to change 
>the file format value.
>
I believe "extattr":
    
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.ieab100/exta.htm

-- gil

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