How to change new line character when editing existing files in eclipse?

Question

To change the new line character for "New text file line delimiter" one would go to

Window -> Preferences -> General

Then change the "New text file line delimeter" to Windows, Unix or Max OS9.

I would like to know how to change the default line delimiter when editing existing files.

My co-worker uses a Mac and commits a Java class. I then check it out and add more code. When I do a "git diff" my changes have meta-characters (^M). I presume they are carriage-return characters.

What setting can I use in Eclipse to always use Unix style new line characters not just for new text files?

Answer 1

To convert the file that's open/exists:

File -> Convert Line Delimiters To -> Unix

Answer 2

Try Preferences->General->Workspace.

Set Text file encoding to UTF-8. Set line delimiter to Unix.

You could also configure GIT to not show the carriage return characters when doing a diff.

Add whitespace = cr-at-eol under the core section.

This article explains how to configure GIT for checking out, committing and Windows/Unix styles.