On Thursday 28 August 2008 18:05:26 Stephen Moccio wrote: > On the pc - open the file using wordpad. > > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On > Behalf Of Jeff > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:13 AM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] unix2dos did NOT fix line wrap problem on PC > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:57 AM, mcclnx mcc <mcclnx at yahoo.com.tw> wrote: > > I have log files will mail from LINUX to my PC (MS exchange and outlook). > > > > When I look the E-MAIL, the log file line is unwrap. My script did use > > "unix2dos" to convert format. anyone know why? > > > > > > ====== script ============= > > > > tail -30 /var/log/messages > /tmp/diskmsg.log > > unix2dos /tmp/diskmsg.log > > mail -s "Check log" dba101 at yahoo.com </tmp/diskmsg.log > > unix2dos has nothing to do with the length of a line. It only changes > the line-end characters that occur when a new line is specifically > indicated (i.e. at the end of each log entry). > > Wrapping is entirely a function of the program in which you are > viewing the text. So tweak your Outlook to wrap or not-wrap as you see > fit. Do a google search for "pfe.exe" (Programmers File Editor). Its a freeware windoz text editor that handles linux / Unix or dos / windows end of line characters with out any problems. If you can't find it e mail me off list and I can attach it to my reply, its only a 2/3mb file. Regards John -- Guy Fawkes, the only man to enter the house's of Parliament with honest intentions, (he was going to blow them up!) Registered Linux user number 414240