Emacs 23.1.1 i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600 (from ftp.gnu.org) on WinXP SP3. - Start emacs -Q . - C-x C-f ~/foo.txt, creating a new file. - Enter text: Line 1 Line 2 - C-x C-s. - dos2unix ~/foo.txt - M-x revert-buffer Nothing changes in the mode line. Mousing over the \ in -1\--- shows "End-of-line style: DOS-style CRLF". - C-x k RET - C-x C-f ~/foo.txt Mode line shows --(Unix)---. _________________________________________________________________ Bing brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MFESRP&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MFESRP_Local_MapsMenu_Resturants_1x1