How can I stop Filezilla changing my linebreaks?

Question

I\'m downloading a perl CGI file from a Linux web server.

It has Unix linebreaks. I edit it on a Windows PC with a decent text-editor (Geany) which preserves those l

Answer 1

The actual problem was with Filezilla FTP client default transfer mode, by default it is "Auto". Follow below step to convert it into "binary".

Go to the "Edit | Settings… "

In the new window, go to "transfers | File Types " and in "Default transfer type", select "Binary".

Answer 2

The developers of FileZilla appear to have a pretty exclusive opinion on how unknown files should be transferred by default.

The bug report dwells since 2008. Of course, it may help if more people jump in and request a fix for this flaw.

Answer 3

What FTP transfer mode do you use (binary or ASCII?)? I'm not 100% sure, but I think if you force binary mode you should not have this problem.

Answer 4

In FileZilla 2.2.32, go Edit > Settings > File transfer settings > ASCII/Binary. Set it to always binary: that should do the trick.

In FileZilla 3.5.0 the setting is in Edit > Settings > Transfers > File Types > Default transfer type > Binary.