/bin/bash^M: bad interpreter: no such file or directory

power_wong · 03-06-2012, 09:34 PM

The problem is due to the different end of line in Windows and Linux/Unix platform. Windows is using CRLF while Linux is using LF only.
I have 2 favourite text editor that can solve this problem.
1. Context --- It has a function "Convert Text to Unix (LF Only)" under its Tools menu

2. NotePad++ --- It has an "EOL Conversion --> Unix format" under its Edit menu

I have tested them, both are working fine.
HTH

MadMaverick9 · 03-06-2012, 10:13 PM

http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/usr_23.html#23.1

two things you need to do in Vim (not Elvis) to convert a file to unix format:

Code:

set fileformat=unix
%s/<Ctrl-V><Ctrl-M>$//

wildwizard · 03-07-2012, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevesk

Ok guys, I confess, I used notepad.exe to make the scripts...

You should try wordpad in Windows as it is much more powerful and can actually write UNIX text files.

EDIT

Quote:

Originally Posted by brianL

edit: ah damn. responding to a resurrected thread again. I really must check the dates more thoroughly.
Oops! me too, GazL.

FFS x2

unSpawn · 03-07-2012, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brianL

edit: ah damn. responding to a resurrected thread again. I really must check the dates more thoroughly.
Oops! me too, GazL.

And that was from 2008. Guess I'll need to help you lot. Closed.