INFO: End of Line Character Settings for Visual SourceSafe
ID: Q170750
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit and 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
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Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows versions 5.0, 6.0
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Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh, versions 3.01, 3.02, 3.04, 3.1
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Microsoft SourceSafe for UNIX, versions 3.02, 3.04, 3.1
SUMMARY
The MS-DOS (including WINDOWS), UNIX, and Macintosh operating systems all
use different characters to designate the end of a line within a text file.
- MS-DOS and WINDOWS: Use a Carriage Return/Line Feed combination (CR/LF).
- UNIX: Uses a Line Feed only (LF).
- MAC: Uses a Carriage Return only (CR).
Visual SourceSafe always stores files internally using the CR/LF character
combination. This means that when you are working with a Macintosh or UNIX
operating system, SourceSafe has to translate the CR/LF combination into
the appropriate End-Of-Line character (EOL) when you get or check out a
file. SourceSafe also has to translate the EOL character back into the
CR/LF combination when you check the file back in.
SourceSafe is designed this way so that UNIX, Macintosh, and PC users can
all check the same files in and out and always see the file displayed
correctly.
MORE INFORMATION
Visual SourceSafe translates the CR/LF characters into the appropriate EOL
character when you get or check out a file. It changes the EOL character
back into a CR/LF combination when you check the file back in.
It's important to notice that in this one instance, SourceSafe alters the
contents of your text file. While this type of change is necessary for text
files, it would cause unpredictable results for binary files. Therefore,
this operation is never performed on a binary file.
You can change this default behavior by adding the EOL switch in the user's
Ss.ini file. You can set the EOL variable to either an "r" (Carriage
Return), "n" (Line Feed), or "rn" (Carriage Return/Line Feed). For example:
EOL = n
This forces SourceSafe to translate the CR/LF combination into a line feed
when you get or check out a file.
You can also accomplish this by using the -g switch from the command line.
The syntax is as follows:
ss Get -g(EOL) where EOL can be r, n, or rn
For Example:
ss Get -gr <Filename>
This forces SourceSafe to translate the CR/LF combination into a carriage
return when you get or check out a file.
Additional query words:
Keywords : kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbSSafe310 kbSSafe304 kbSSafe302 kbSSafe301
Version : MACINTOSH:3.01,3.02,3.04,3.1; WINDOWS:3.02,3.04,3.1,4.0,5.0,6.0
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo
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