Running a shell script through Cygwin on Windows

Question

I have a bunch of shell scripts that used to run on a Linux machine. Now, we\'ve switched over to Windows, and I need to run these scripts there. I have Cygwin installed, bu

Answer 1

If you have access to the Notepad++ editor on Windows there is a feature that allows you to easily get around this problem:

1. Open the file that's giving the error in Notepad++.
2. Go under the "Edit" Menu and choose "EOL Conversion"
3. There is an option there for "UNIX/OSX Format." Choose that option.
4. Re-save the file.

I did this and it solved my problems.

Hope this helps!

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