Subject: RE: Help with Win -> NetBSD text files...
To: 'lainestump@rcn.com' <lainestump@rcn.com>
From: David Woyciesjes <DAW@yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/19/2001 14:23:13
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: lainestump@rcn.com [mailto:lainestump@rcn.com]
-> Subject: Re: Help with Win -> NetBSD text files...
-> 
-> David Woyciesjes <DAW@yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu> writes:
....... 
-> > # mount -o conv=auto -t msdos /dev/fd0a /mnt
........
-> EWWWWW!!! Putting CRLF conversion in the *kernel*?!? I'm pretty sure
-> NetBSD's mount_msdos doesn't have any such option (the 
-> manpage doesn't show it).

Well, that command was taken out of the book "Running Linux", plus, it might
only be a kernel module, not positive. And you're right. When I tried it, I
got "option not supported"

-> When I have to do something on Windows, I either use the 
-> Windows build
-> of emacs, or PFE (Programmer's File Editor), which can be found by
-> searching for "PFE" on one of the shareware/freeware sites. Both will
-> automatically adapt to the current line-end convention of the file
-> being edited, and PFE will convert back and forth by just clicking a
-> little button at the bottom of the window.
-> 

Thanks for the tips...

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