What is the purpose of “paste newlines as carriage returns” in the Terminal app?
In the settings of the Terminal app, in the advanced tab, there is an option to "Paste newlines as carriage returns" which is enabled by default.
What is this good for?
macos terminal command-line
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:42
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In the settings of the Terminal app, in the advanced tab, there is an option to "Paste newlines as carriage returns" which is enabled by default.
What is this good for?
macos terminal command-line
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:42
bmike♦
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asked Dec 22 '18 at 0:32
LoaxLoax
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In the settings of the Terminal app, in the advanced tab, there is an option to "Paste newlines as carriage returns" which is enabled by default.
What is this good for?
macos terminal command-line
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:42
bmike♦
161k46289626
asked Dec 22 '18 at 0:32
LoaxLoax
23027
In the settings of the Terminal app, in the advanced tab, there is an option to "Paste newlines as carriage returns" which is enabled by default.
What is this good for?
macos terminal command-line
macos terminal command-line
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:42
bmike♦
161k46289626
asked Dec 22 '18 at 0:32
LoaxLoax
23027
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:42
bmike♦
161k46289626
asked Dec 22 '18 at 0:32
LoaxLoax
23027
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:42
bmike♦
161k46289626
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:42
bmike♦
161k46289626
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:42
bmike♦
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asked Dec 22 '18 at 0:32
LoaxLoax
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asked Dec 22 '18 at 0:32
LoaxLoax
23027
asked Dec 22 '18 at 0:32
LoaxLoax
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What is it good for?
Sometimes you want to paste exactly what you've copied into something...say a document you're editing in nano or vi and want to preserve it exactly as it is.
Or, you could want to past the CR so it executes the command.
Perhaps the default action to pastes exactly what was copied makes more sense than altering a paste buffer before the application processes the clipboard.
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:43
bmike♦
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answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:17
AllanAllan
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Heads up - I removed the side question from the main question. I tried to make your answer make more sense reflecting the change above.
– bmike♦
Dec 22 '18 at 2:44
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Converts the ASCII n bytes into r bytes, or line feeds into carriage returns. This way the system ignores any possible UNIX to MAC line-ending confusion when pasting from the Terminal.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:39
Richard BarberRichard Barber
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My understanding is that since many yeas ago Unix and MacOS line endings have become identical and thus there is no room for “confusion”. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
– Loax
Dec 22 '18 at 9:55
Terminal has probably d that option since the beginning when most data would be in calssic Mac OS endings - when should the option have been removed
– Mark
Dec 22 '18 at 11:05
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What is it good for?
Sometimes you want to paste exactly what you've copied into something...say a document you're editing in nano or vi and want to preserve it exactly as it is.
Or, you could want to past the CR so it executes the command.
Perhaps the default action to pastes exactly what was copied makes more sense than altering a paste buffer before the application processes the clipboard.
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:43
bmike♦
161k46289626
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:17
AllanAllan
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Heads up - I removed the side question from the main question. I tried to make your answer make more sense reflecting the change above.
– bmike♦
Dec 22 '18 at 2:44
add a comment |
What is it good for?
Sometimes you want to paste exactly what you've copied into something...say a document you're editing in nano or vi and want to preserve it exactly as it is.
Or, you could want to past the CR so it executes the command.
Perhaps the default action to pastes exactly what was copied makes more sense than altering a paste buffer before the application processes the clipboard.
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:43
bmike♦
161k46289626
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:17
AllanAllan
45.8k1468172
Heads up - I removed the side question from the main question. I tried to make your answer make more sense reflecting the change above.
– bmike♦
Dec 22 '18 at 2:44
add a comment |
What is it good for?
Sometimes you want to paste exactly what you've copied into something...say a document you're editing in nano or vi and want to preserve it exactly as it is.
Or, you could want to past the CR so it executes the command.
Perhaps the default action to pastes exactly what was copied makes more sense than altering a paste buffer before the application processes the clipboard.
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:43
bmike♦
161k46289626
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:17
AllanAllan
45.8k1468172
What is it good for?
Sometimes you want to paste exactly what you've copied into something...say a document you're editing in nano or vi and want to preserve it exactly as it is.
Or, you could want to past the CR so it executes the command.
Perhaps the default action to pastes exactly what was copied makes more sense than altering a paste buffer before the application processes the clipboard.
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:43
bmike♦
161k46289626
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:17
AllanAllan
45.8k1468172
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:43
bmike♦
161k46289626
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:43
bmike♦
161k46289626
edited Dec 22 '18 at 2:43
bmike♦
161k46289626
161k46289626
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:17
AllanAllan
45.8k1468172
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:17
AllanAllan
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answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:17
AllanAllan
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Heads up - I removed the side question from the main question. I tried to make your answer make more sense reflecting the change above.
– bmike♦
Dec 22 '18 at 2:44
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Heads up - I removed the side question from the main question. I tried to make your answer make more sense reflecting the change above.
– bmike♦
Dec 22 '18 at 2:44
Heads up - I removed the side question from the main question. I tried to make your answer make more sense reflecting the change above.
– bmike♦
Dec 22 '18 at 2:44
Heads up - I removed the side question from the main question. I tried to make your answer make more sense reflecting the change above.
– bmike♦
Dec 22 '18 at 2:44
add a comment |
Converts the ASCII n bytes into r bytes, or line feeds into carriage returns. This way the system ignores any possible UNIX to MAC line-ending confusion when pasting from the Terminal.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:39
Richard BarberRichard Barber
1536
My understanding is that since many yeas ago Unix and MacOS line endings have become identical and thus there is no room for “confusion”. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
– Loax
Dec 22 '18 at 9:55
Terminal has probably d that option since the beginning when most data would be in calssic Mac OS endings - when should the option have been removed
– Mark
Dec 22 '18 at 11:05
add a comment |
Converts the ASCII n bytes into r bytes, or line feeds into carriage returns. This way the system ignores any possible UNIX to MAC line-ending confusion when pasting from the Terminal.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:39
Richard BarberRichard Barber
1536
My understanding is that since many yeas ago Unix and MacOS line endings have become identical and thus there is no room for “confusion”. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
– Loax
Dec 22 '18 at 9:55
Terminal has probably d that option since the beginning when most data would be in calssic Mac OS endings - when should the option have been removed
– Mark
Dec 22 '18 at 11:05
add a comment |
Converts the ASCII n bytes into r bytes, or line feeds into carriage returns. This way the system ignores any possible UNIX to MAC line-ending confusion when pasting from the Terminal.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:39
Richard BarberRichard Barber
1536
Converts the ASCII n bytes into r bytes, or line feeds into carriage returns. This way the system ignores any possible UNIX to MAC line-ending confusion when pasting from the Terminal.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:39
Richard BarberRichard Barber
1536
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:39
Richard BarberRichard Barber
1536
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:39
Richard BarberRichard Barber
1536
answered Dec 22 '18 at 1:39
Richard BarberRichard Barber
1536
1536
My understanding is that since many yeas ago Unix and MacOS line endings have become identical and thus there is no room for “confusion”. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
– Loax
Dec 22 '18 at 9:55
Terminal has probably d that option since the beginning when most data would be in calssic Mac OS endings - when should the option have been removed
– Mark
Dec 22 '18 at 11:05
add a comment |
My understanding is that since many yeas ago Unix and MacOS line endings have become identical and thus there is no room for “confusion”. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
– Loax
Dec 22 '18 at 9:55
Terminal has probably d that option since the beginning when most data would be in calssic Mac OS endings - when should the option have been removed
– Mark
Dec 22 '18 at 11:05
My understanding is that since many yeas ago Unix and MacOS line endings have become identical and thus there is no room for “confusion”. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
– Loax
Dec 22 '18 at 9:55
My understanding is that since many yeas ago Unix and MacOS line endings have become identical and thus there is no room for “confusion”. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
– Loax
Dec 22 '18 at 9:55
Terminal has probably d that option since the beginning when most data would be in calssic Mac OS endings - when should the option have been removed
– Mark
Dec 22 '18 at 11:05
Terminal has probably d that option since the beginning when most data would be in calssic Mac OS endings - when should the option have been removed
– Mark
Dec 22 '18 at 11:05
add a comment |
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