How Do I Remove Ctrl M from Unix?
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How do I get rid of M in vi?

How I was able to remove it in vi editor:

  1. After :%s/ then press ctrl + V then ctrl + M . This will give you ^M.
  2. Then //g (will look like: :%s/^M ) press Enter should get all removed.

What is M in Unix?

12. 169. The ^M is a carriage-return character. If you see this, you’re probably looking at a file that originated in the DOS/Windows world, where an end-of-line is marked by a carriage return/newline pair, whereas in the Unix world, end-of-line is marked by a single newline.

Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

Cybersecurity & Digital Privacy Researcher

Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.

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