How to check of configuration file's line feed code on Linux OS. (Doc ID 2534478.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 21, 2020

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Goal

The purpose of this document is cause detect for line feed code on configuration files.
Mainly check to configuration file line feed code on Linux Environment.

If line feed code is not correct, configuration file not become enable.

Example:

<Correct pattern : ifcfg-eth0>
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# od -c ifcfg-eth0
0000000 # # # # D O N O T R E M O
0000020 V E T H E S E L I N E S #
0000040 # # # \n # # # # % G E N E R A
0000060 T E D B Y C E L L % # # #
0000100 # \n D E V I C E = e t h 0 \n B O
0000120 O T P R O T O = n o n e \n O N B
0000140 O O T = y e s \n H O T P L U G =
0000160 n o \n I P V 6 I N I T = n o \n I
0000200 P A D D R = X X X . X X . X . X
0000220 \n N E T M A S K = X X X . X X X
0000240 . X X X . X \n G A T E W A Y = X
0000260 X X . X X . X . X X \n N E T W O
0000300 R K = X X X . X X . X . X \n B R
0000320 O A D C A S T = X X X . X X . X
0000340 X . X X X \n
0000346
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<Not Correct pattern : ifcfg-eth0>
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# od -c ifcfg-eth0
0000000 # # # # D O N O T R E M O
0000020 V E T H E S E L I N E S #
0000040 # # # \r \n # # # # % G E N E R
0000060 A T E D B Y C E L L % # #
0000100 # # \r \n D E V I C E = e t h 0 \r
0000120 \n B O O T P R O T O = n o n e \r
0000140 \n O N B O O T = y e s \r \n H O T
0000160 P L U G = n o \r \n I P V 6 I N I
0000200 T = n o \r \n I P A D D R = X X X
0000220 . X X . X . X \r \n N E T M A S K
0000240 = X X X . X X X . X X X . X \r \n
0000260 G A T E W A Y = X X X . X X . X
0000300 . X X \r \n N E T W O R K = X X X
0000320 . X X . X . X \r \n B R O A D C A
0000340 S T = X X X . X X . X X . X X X
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Solution

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