How to edit a file in Vim with all lines ending in ^M except the last line ending in ^M^J

Question

I have a bunch of files that I need to look at. All lines in these files end in ^M (\\x0D) except the very last line that ends in ^M^J (\\x0D\\x0A).

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Answer 1

Try this:

:set fileformat=unix

Can't really verify it though, since I don't have that kind of files handy.

Answer 2

If you do not mind having a line at the bottom containing a single ^J character, you can set fileformats (note the s at the end) to mac and reload the buffer:

:set fileformats=mac
:edit

Or equivalently you could start the editor as follows:

vim -R "+set fileformats=mac" "+edit" <filename>

The -R (readonly) option is there because you stated you do not want to change the files.

I did not find a way that does not involve reloading the buffer.