Re: [Mac-emacs-users] Possible FAQ: '\n' vs. '\r' in 21.1 for OS X

[Andrew C. <ak...@sh...>]

> Hi,
> I'm new to this list, and pardon me if this has already been
> discussed. I couldn't find any information about this in the
> archives...
> 
> I must be missing something obvious, but I'm having problems with
> the files written by emacs 21.1 for OS X.
> 
> Since OS X is a Unix-like system, I would really like to have the
> files I create with emacs do newlines like Unix does it: with a
> '\n'.
> 
> I've been looking through the documentation, and I can't seem to
> find anything that documents how I can make emacs write the '\n'
> instead of the '\r'.
>
> Help! I'm so close to being able to use my favorite editor, but to
> constantly convert '\r' to '\n' is getting frustrating.
> 
> Running the emacs that comes with OS X (the one that only runs in a
> terminal) generates files with '\n', but the 21.1 version generates
> '\r's...
> 
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Per

Hi Per,

End-of-line styles are documented in the `Coding System' section of
the manual.

Basically if you haven't changed its settings, files created by Emacs
*will* use Unix style end-of-lines.  Also Emacs will automatically
preserve the end-of-line styles of existing files when it is used to
edit them.

To change from one end-of-line style to another, after visiting the
file, type `C-x RET f', then `undecided-unix', `undecided-mac', or
`undecided-dos', then save the file.

Andrew.