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How to distinguish between \r\n and \n in VIM

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In VIM I can show all the hidden characters in a file via the command ":set invlist". However, end of line sequences are always displayed as $ whether it is a carriage return/line feed or just a line feed. How do I distinguish between the two types of line endings?

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Fix for: How to distinguish between \r\n and \n in VIM

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I know this is an older question, but I needed a similar answer and was able to find something a little better. :set ff? This will tell you what type of file vim thought it was when it loaded. Of course you have to have vim configured to recognize t…

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