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 More options Nov 16 2012, 10:55 am
From: Marco <net...@lavabit.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:54:49 +0100
Local: Fri, Nov 16 2012 10:54 am
Subject: Re: New line not recognized
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2012-11-16 Salman Halim:

> > on Debian Linux

> Different operating systems use different line endings for text files. From
> :help 'ff':

> dos  <CR><NL>
> unix  <NL>
> mac  <CR>

> What OS are you opening the file in?
> > on Debian Linux
> Next time you open the offending file,
> try ":set ff?" (without the quotes) to see what it says.

unix

> My Windows GVim opened the file exactly as you described: one long line.
> However, by using ":e ++ff=mac" (again, no quotes) I was able to reload the
> file correctly.

Thanks a lot, that works. Can I automate this somehow, so that vim
opens <CR> (mac) files automatically with the ff=mac setting?

Marco


 
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