Prevent Emacs from adding ^M to end of lines in file

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On certain occasions, when I save a buffer I have made changes to, it automatically adds ^M to the end of the lines. I find this problematic as it makes reading git diffs a pain. Is there any way to disable Emacs from doing this? Thanks.

Here is a link to my setup: http://stackoverflow.com/a/20736147/2112489 — lawlist, Apr 30 '14 at 18:21

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 30 '14 at 17:43

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You can specify the output encoding with C-xReturnf. You will notice that some encodings end in -dos: these will insert ^M at line ends. Select the encoding that ends in -unix, it shouldn't add the characters.

answered Apr 30 '14 at 17:43

choroba

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Sorry about the confusion, but C-x Return f shows command options beginning with f. – i_trope Apr 30 '14 at 18:10
@user2475612, this is a bit of a strange keybinding. Make sure you're doing Ctrl+X, *then return*, then F. (Don't do F then return.) This should run `set-buffer-file-coding-system`. – ChrisGPT was on strike Apr 30 '14 at 19:50
Not sure what you've got customized, but `C-x f` defaults to `set-fill-column` – ocodo May 01 '14 at 00:58
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@EmacsFodder `C-x f` is different from `C-x f` – jwernerny May 01 '14 at 13:49
You're quite right @jwernerny, I was blind to the `Return`. – ocodo May 03 '14 at 05:40

Prevent Emacs from adding ^M to end of lines in file

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