dos2unix and unix2dos bug fix update
| Advisory: | RHBA-2005:195-04 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Bug Fix Advisory |
| Severity: | N/A |
| Issued on: | 2005-05-19 |
| Last updated on: | 2005-05-19 |
| Affected Products: | Red Hat Desktop (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3) |
Details
Updated dos2unix and unix2dos packages that resolve various bugs are now
available.
The dos2unix utility converts DOS or MAC format text files to UNIX
format. The unix2dos utility converts plain text files in UNIX format to
DOS format.
A number of problems have been fixed in dos2unix and unix2dos
in this update, including:
- failure to preserve the file mode when converting text files
- files inadvertently deleted when the input and output files
are on different filesystems
- documentation updates
Users of dos2unix and unix2dos should upgrade to these updated packages,
which resolve these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:
up2date
For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:
up2date
For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
Updated packages
| Red Hat Desktop (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/SRPMS/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 6b900cac53829f38602df5fc50d3bb3b |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/SRPMS/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: f74877554128769d9364351faaf5c1d4 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/i386/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: d8bc38e25c9e2ca518629829cae4ae20 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/i386/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: c22c25b902d636f461bcae03f8e88986 |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/x86_64/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 170362bf91ba8418c92483f20cd8eb2d |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/x86_64/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 30578345076a4c277f418dda75b3fdc0 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/SRPMS/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 6b900cac53829f38602df5fc50d3bb3b |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/SRPMS/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: f74877554128769d9364351faaf5c1d4 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/i386/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: d8bc38e25c9e2ca518629829cae4ae20 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/i386/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: c22c25b902d636f461bcae03f8e88986 |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/ia64/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 9ccef01a335e7772955d5be51c8d4e03 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/ia64/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: c10280d03be3b2ef6042d0852f95ab13 |
| PPC: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/ppc/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.ppc.rpm Missing file |
MD5: f35aeb95e3ddc9023c658448f5b53962 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/ppc/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.ppc.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 0e855bfbb5476b16ac0c786edfbf90a7 |
| s390: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/s390/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.s390.rpm Missing file |
MD5: dd25487af19351f8419d9dd9980dcb69 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/s390/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.s390.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 2c8d33882b0fac226b2d4a864d9fd843 |
| s390x: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/s390x/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.s390x.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 640ddd7dcf23ca2bcf66474b730879fa |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/s390x/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.s390x.rpm Missing file |
MD5: f5f2580ecc6eeccbea3e4c30731656a1 |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/x86_64/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 170362bf91ba8418c92483f20cd8eb2d |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/x86_64/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 30578345076a4c277f418dda75b3fdc0 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/SRPMS/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 6b900cac53829f38602df5fc50d3bb3b |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/SRPMS/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: f74877554128769d9364351faaf5c1d4 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/i386/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: d8bc38e25c9e2ca518629829cae4ae20 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/i386/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: c22c25b902d636f461bcae03f8e88986 |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/ia64/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 9ccef01a335e7772955d5be51c8d4e03 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/ia64/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: c10280d03be3b2ef6042d0852f95ab13 |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/x86_64/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 170362bf91ba8418c92483f20cd8eb2d |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/x86_64/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 30578345076a4c277f418dda75b3fdc0 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/SRPMS/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 6b900cac53829f38602df5fc50d3bb3b |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/SRPMS/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: f74877554128769d9364351faaf5c1d4 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/i386/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: d8bc38e25c9e2ca518629829cae4ae20 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/i386/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: c22c25b902d636f461bcae03f8e88986 |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/ia64/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 9ccef01a335e7772955d5be51c8d4e03 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/ia64/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: c10280d03be3b2ef6042d0852f95ab13 |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/dos2unix/3.1-15.EL.22/x86_64/dos2unix-3.1-15.EL.22.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 170362bf91ba8418c92483f20cd8eb2d |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/unix2dos/2.2-19.EL.25/x86_64/unix2dos-2.2-19.EL.25.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 30578345076a4c277f418dda75b3fdc0 |
Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)
112710 - not retaining the file permission.
123069 - dos2unix delete files.
132145 - dos2unix doesn't preserve the file permissions
136148 - missing return statement
55183 - dos2unix mangles file permissions
57507 - man page deficiencies for dos2unix
57508 - dos2unix erroneously strips \r
65548 - dos2unix fails when output is on other file system
80493 - unix2dos fails when converting a file not in partition of CWD
91331 - dos2unix doesn't preserve mode
91332 - unix2dos doesn't preserve mode
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