How can I normalize the EOL character in Java?

Question

I have a linux server and many clients with many operating systems. The server takes an input file from clients. Linux has end of line char LF, while Mac has end of line cha

Answer 1

Use

System.getProperty("line.separator")

That will give you the (local) EOL character(s). You can then use an analysis of the incomifile to determine what 'flavour' it is and convert accordingly.

Alternatively, get your clients to standardise!

Answer 2

Could you try this?

content.replaceAll("\\r\\n?", "\n")