I’m writing a config file and I need to define if the process expects a windows format file or a unix format file. I’ve got a copy of the expected file – is there a way I can check if it uses \n or \r\n without exiting emacs?
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I’m writing a config file and I need to define if the process expects a windows format file or a unix format file. I’ve got a copy of the expected file – is there a way I can check if it uses \n or \r\n without exiting emacs?
If it says (DOS) on the modeline when you open the file on Unix, the line endings are Windows-style. If it says (Unix) when you open the file on Windows, the line endings are Unix-style.
From the Emacs 22.2 manual (Node: Mode Line):
Here’s a function that – I think – shows how to check from elisp what Emacs has determined to be the type of line endings. If it looks inordinately complicated, perhaps it is.