Windows text file viewer that works on Linux text files
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Is there a way under Windows to view ASCII files that have the Linux-style newline sequence of a single ASCII LF character? Something like like a gedit for Windows.
I need to to this in Windows 8.1 on VirtualBox inside of Linux.
I am aware of todos and fromdos but it's not convenient to do conversions.
linux windows notepad ascii
edited Mar 11 at 9:50
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asked May 21 '14 at 15:03
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up vote
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Is there a way under Windows to view ASCII files that have the Linux-style newline sequence of a single ASCII LF character? Something like like a gedit for Windows.
I need to to this in Windows 8.1 on VirtualBox inside of Linux.
I am aware of todos and fromdos but it's not convenient to do conversions.
linux windows notepad ascii
edited Mar 11 at 9:50
bertieb
5,537112342
asked May 21 '14 at 15:03
H2ONaCl
57021529
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Notepad++ or SublimeText. Any decent Windows text editor will handle UNIX style text files
– Bert
May 21 '14 at 15:15
Pretty much anything that's notnotepad.exewill render LF correctly...even on Windows!
– Cheezmeister
May 21 '14 at 17:13
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up vote
3
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favorite
up vote
3
down vote
favorite
Is there a way under Windows to view ASCII files that have the Linux-style newline sequence of a single ASCII LF character? Something like like a gedit for Windows.
I need to to this in Windows 8.1 on VirtualBox inside of Linux.
I am aware of todos and fromdos but it's not convenient to do conversions.
linux windows notepad ascii
edited Mar 11 at 9:50
bertieb
5,537112342
asked May 21 '14 at 15:03
H2ONaCl
57021529
Is there a way under Windows to view ASCII files that have the Linux-style newline sequence of a single ASCII LF character? Something like like a gedit for Windows.
I need to to this in Windows 8.1 on VirtualBox inside of Linux.
I am aware of todos and fromdos but it's not convenient to do conversions.
linux windows notepad ascii
linux windows notepad ascii
edited Mar 11 at 9:50
bertieb
5,537112342
asked May 21 '14 at 15:03
H2ONaCl
57021529
edited Mar 11 at 9:50
bertieb
5,537112342
asked May 21 '14 at 15:03
H2ONaCl
57021529
edited Mar 11 at 9:50
bertieb
5,537112342
edited Mar 11 at 9:50
bertieb
5,537112342
edited Mar 11 at 9:50
bertieb
5,537112342
5,537112342
asked May 21 '14 at 15:03
H2ONaCl
57021529
asked May 21 '14 at 15:03
H2ONaCl
57021529
asked May 21 '14 at 15:03
H2ONaCl
57021529
57021529
1
Notepad++ or SublimeText. Any decent Windows text editor will handle UNIX style text files
– Bert
May 21 '14 at 15:15
Pretty much anything that's notnotepad.exewill render LF correctly...even on Windows!
– Cheezmeister
May 21 '14 at 17:13
add a comment |
1
Notepad++ or SublimeText. Any decent Windows text editor will handle UNIX style text files
– Bert
May 21 '14 at 15:15
Pretty much anything that's notnotepad.exewill render LF correctly...even on Windows!
– Cheezmeister
May 21 '14 at 17:13
1
1
Notepad++ or SublimeText. Any decent Windows text editor will handle UNIX style text files
– Bert
May 21 '14 at 15:15
Notepad++ or SublimeText. Any decent Windows text editor will handle UNIX style text files
– Bert
May 21 '14 at 15:15
Pretty much anything that's not
notepad.exe will render LF correctly...even on Windows!– Cheezmeister
May 21 '14 at 17:13
Pretty much anything that's not
notepad.exe will render LF correctly...even on Windows!– Cheezmeister
May 21 '14 at 17:13
add a comment |
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The ultimate built-in solution: WordPad. It's true! :)
For an optimal visual experience, go to the “View” ribbon and select “Word wrap” → “No wrap” (or “Wrap to window”, if that’s your thing). That does away with the page-styled view.
answered May 21 '14 at 15:53
Daniel B
33.2k76087
On my Windows 7 machine, Wordpad views such files fine, but I can find no option which will save text files edited with same to the Linux newline format. Word is capable of doing this, however.
– Digger
Mar 19 '16 at 21:46
I'm going to disagree with you here. I want WordPad to be good, but for some reason, it is strictly tied to paper/page sizes as dictated by a printer? If you want or need something that can gracefully handle very long lines, you will need a third party solution (gedit for windows, sublime text, notepad++, etc)
– datakid
May 12 '17 at 1:09
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gedit for windows??... how about gedit for windows ;)
I'm sat with a linux dev in my office right now who said that this should handle what you need ti to quite happily.
answered May 21 '14 at 15:12
Fazer87
10.2k12539
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1
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Anything other than Notepad. (no joke)
If you don't want to install anything, WordPad will work. My personal favorite is SciTE.
answered May 21 '14 at 16:00
Jason
4,7831636
Try Notepad++. It has way more features than Notepad, like syntax colouring for code, column select, multiple file tabs and more.
– RobH
May 21 '14 at 16:15
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0
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You can use notepad++.
It will display the file newline format at the bottom right of status bar.
To show the newline characters explicitly, go to View -> Show Symbol and tick on the Show End of Line option.
answered Dec 5 at 7:56
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The ultimate built-in solution: WordPad. It's true! :)
For an optimal visual experience, go to the “View” ribbon and select “Word wrap” → “No wrap” (or “Wrap to window”, if that’s your thing). That does away with the page-styled view.
answered May 21 '14 at 15:53
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On my Windows 7 machine, Wordpad views such files fine, but I can find no option which will save text files edited with same to the Linux newline format. Word is capable of doing this, however.
– Digger
Mar 19 '16 at 21:46
I'm going to disagree with you here. I want WordPad to be good, but for some reason, it is strictly tied to paper/page sizes as dictated by a printer? If you want or need something that can gracefully handle very long lines, you will need a third party solution (gedit for windows, sublime text, notepad++, etc)
– datakid
May 12 '17 at 1:09
add a comment |
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
The ultimate built-in solution: WordPad. It's true! :)
For an optimal visual experience, go to the “View” ribbon and select “Word wrap” → “No wrap” (or “Wrap to window”, if that’s your thing). That does away with the page-styled view.
answered May 21 '14 at 15:53
Daniel B
33.2k76087
On my Windows 7 machine, Wordpad views such files fine, but I can find no option which will save text files edited with same to the Linux newline format. Word is capable of doing this, however.
– Digger
Mar 19 '16 at 21:46
I'm going to disagree with you here. I want WordPad to be good, but for some reason, it is strictly tied to paper/page sizes as dictated by a printer? If you want or need something that can gracefully handle very long lines, you will need a third party solution (gedit for windows, sublime text, notepad++, etc)
– datakid
May 12 '17 at 1:09
add a comment |
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
The ultimate built-in solution: WordPad. It's true! :)
For an optimal visual experience, go to the “View” ribbon and select “Word wrap” → “No wrap” (or “Wrap to window”, if that’s your thing). That does away with the page-styled view.
answered May 21 '14 at 15:53
Daniel B
33.2k76087
The ultimate built-in solution: WordPad. It's true! :)
For an optimal visual experience, go to the “View” ribbon and select “Word wrap” → “No wrap” (or “Wrap to window”, if that’s your thing). That does away with the page-styled view.
answered May 21 '14 at 15:53
Daniel B
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edited Mar 10 at 13:18
answered May 21 '14 at 15:53
Daniel B
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answered May 21 '14 at 15:53
Daniel B
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answered May 21 '14 at 15:53
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On my Windows 7 machine, Wordpad views such files fine, but I can find no option which will save text files edited with same to the Linux newline format. Word is capable of doing this, however.
– Digger
Mar 19 '16 at 21:46
I'm going to disagree with you here. I want WordPad to be good, but for some reason, it is strictly tied to paper/page sizes as dictated by a printer? If you want or need something that can gracefully handle very long lines, you will need a third party solution (gedit for windows, sublime text, notepad++, etc)
– datakid
May 12 '17 at 1:09
add a comment |
On my Windows 7 machine, Wordpad views such files fine, but I can find no option which will save text files edited with same to the Linux newline format. Word is capable of doing this, however.
– Digger
Mar 19 '16 at 21:46
I'm going to disagree with you here. I want WordPad to be good, but for some reason, it is strictly tied to paper/page sizes as dictated by a printer? If you want or need something that can gracefully handle very long lines, you will need a third party solution (gedit for windows, sublime text, notepad++, etc)
– datakid
May 12 '17 at 1:09
On my Windows 7 machine, Wordpad views such files fine, but I can find no option which will save text files edited with same to the Linux newline format. Word is capable of doing this, however.
– Digger
Mar 19 '16 at 21:46
On my Windows 7 machine, Wordpad views such files fine, but I can find no option which will save text files edited with same to the Linux newline format. Word is capable of doing this, however.
– Digger
Mar 19 '16 at 21:46
I'm going to disagree with you here. I want WordPad to be good, but for some reason, it is strictly tied to paper/page sizes as dictated by a printer? If you want or need something that can gracefully handle very long lines, you will need a third party solution (gedit for windows, sublime text, notepad++, etc)
– datakid
May 12 '17 at 1:09
I'm going to disagree with you here. I want WordPad to be good, but for some reason, it is strictly tied to paper/page sizes as dictated by a printer? If you want or need something that can gracefully handle very long lines, you will need a third party solution (gedit for windows, sublime text, notepad++, etc)
– datakid
May 12 '17 at 1:09
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gedit for windows??... how about gedit for windows ;)
I'm sat with a linux dev in my office right now who said that this should handle what you need ti to quite happily.
answered May 21 '14 at 15:12
Fazer87
10.2k12539
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up vote
2
down vote
gedit for windows??... how about gedit for windows ;)
I'm sat with a linux dev in my office right now who said that this should handle what you need ti to quite happily.
answered May 21 '14 at 15:12
Fazer87
10.2k12539
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
gedit for windows??... how about gedit for windows ;)
I'm sat with a linux dev in my office right now who said that this should handle what you need ti to quite happily.
answered May 21 '14 at 15:12
Fazer87
10.2k12539
gedit for windows??... how about gedit for windows ;)
I'm sat with a linux dev in my office right now who said that this should handle what you need ti to quite happily.
answered May 21 '14 at 15:12
Fazer87
10.2k12539
answered May 21 '14 at 15:12
Fazer87
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answered May 21 '14 at 15:12
Fazer87
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answered May 21 '14 at 15:12
Fazer87
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10.2k12539
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up vote
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Anything other than Notepad. (no joke)
If you don't want to install anything, WordPad will work. My personal favorite is SciTE.
answered May 21 '14 at 16:00
Jason
4,7831636
Try Notepad++. It has way more features than Notepad, like syntax colouring for code, column select, multiple file tabs and more.
– RobH
May 21 '14 at 16:15
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
Anything other than Notepad. (no joke)
If you don't want to install anything, WordPad will work. My personal favorite is SciTE.
answered May 21 '14 at 16:00
Jason
4,7831636
Try Notepad++. It has way more features than Notepad, like syntax colouring for code, column select, multiple file tabs and more.
– RobH
May 21 '14 at 16:15
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Anything other than Notepad. (no joke)
If you don't want to install anything, WordPad will work. My personal favorite is SciTE.
answered May 21 '14 at 16:00
Jason
4,7831636
Anything other than Notepad. (no joke)
If you don't want to install anything, WordPad will work. My personal favorite is SciTE.
answered May 21 '14 at 16:00
Jason
4,7831636
answered May 21 '14 at 16:00
Jason
4,7831636
answered May 21 '14 at 16:00
Jason
4,7831636
answered May 21 '14 at 16:00
Jason
4,7831636
4,7831636
Try Notepad++. It has way more features than Notepad, like syntax colouring for code, column select, multiple file tabs and more.
– RobH
May 21 '14 at 16:15
add a comment |
Try Notepad++. It has way more features than Notepad, like syntax colouring for code, column select, multiple file tabs and more.
– RobH
May 21 '14 at 16:15
Try Notepad++. It has way more features than Notepad, like syntax colouring for code, column select, multiple file tabs and more.
– RobH
May 21 '14 at 16:15
Try Notepad++. It has way more features than Notepad, like syntax colouring for code, column select, multiple file tabs and more.
– RobH
May 21 '14 at 16:15
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
You can use notepad++.
It will display the file newline format at the bottom right of status bar.
To show the newline characters explicitly, go to View -> Show Symbol and tick on the Show End of Line option.
answered Dec 5 at 7:56
jdhao
1114
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
You can use notepad++.
It will display the file newline format at the bottom right of status bar.
To show the newline characters explicitly, go to View -> Show Symbol and tick on the Show End of Line option.
answered Dec 5 at 7:56
jdhao
1114
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
You can use notepad++.
It will display the file newline format at the bottom right of status bar.
To show the newline characters explicitly, go to View -> Show Symbol and tick on the Show End of Line option.
answered Dec 5 at 7:56
jdhao
1114
You can use notepad++.
It will display the file newline format at the bottom right of status bar.
To show the newline characters explicitly, go to View -> Show Symbol and tick on the Show End of Line option.
answered Dec 5 at 7:56
jdhao
1114
answered Dec 5 at 7:56
jdhao
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jdhao
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Notepad++ or SublimeText. Any decent Windows text editor will handle UNIX style text files
– Bert
May 21 '14 at 15:15
Pretty much anything that's not
notepad.exewill render LF correctly...even on Windows!– Cheezmeister
May 21 '14 at 17:13