Why choice between unix and dos line endings?

[Jan Bruun Andersen]

Chuck Irvine wrote:

> I can see no advantage of using unix line endings,
> though I guess there must be one otherwise the option wouldn't be
> offered. Can any one shed some light on this. Thanks

Let me give you an example. I work as an consultant, currently managing 
and doing system administration for a number of Sun Solaris servers.
The client I work for has standardised on Microsoft application on the 
desktop, including Visual SourceSafe for version control of 
configuration files, scripts, etc.

With my Cygwin installation set to use Unix line endings, and with my 
personalised SourceSafe INI-file set to also use Unix line endings, I 
can do a lot of work on my PC in the comfort of an Cygwin environment. I 
can edit the files in vi/vim, I can maintain Makefiles, etc. And when I 
am done, I can use ssh and scp to do a binary transfer of the files to 
the Solaris platform, knowing that the files will just work.

-- 
Jan Bruun Andersen

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