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Install dos2unix with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget

Convert text between DOS, UNIX, and Mac formats. Version 7.5.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install dos2unix.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dos2unix

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install dos2unix

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/dos2unix/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add dos2unix

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dos2unix · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install dos2unix

Debian stable package indexes · dos2unix · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install dos2unix

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dos2unix · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dos2unix

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/do/dos2unix/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S dos2unix

Arch Linux sync databases · dos2unix · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install dos2unix

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · dos2unix · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install dos2unix

Chocolatey community package catalog · dos2unix · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/dos2unix

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/dos2unix.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id waterlan.dos2unix -e

Windows Package Manager source index · waterlan.dos2unix · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Convert text between DOS, UNIX, and Mac formats

Commands and aliases

  • dos2unix
  • mac2unix
  • unix2dos
  • unix2mac

history

Project history and usage

dos2unix is the long-running command-line utility family for converting plain-text line endings among DOS/Windows CRLF, Unix LF, and classic Mac CR formats. Its package-nerd appeal is that it solves one of the oldest cross-platform source-tree annoyances with tiny, scriptable tools that became familiar on Unix, Linux, Windows, DOS, Cygwin, and OS/2.

Project history

The current dos2unix package is an Erwin Waterlander-maintained update of Benjamin Lin's dos2unix and unix2dos implementations. The official history traces the lineage back to John Birchfield's 1989 versions, Benjamin Lin's 1995 rewrite, Bernd Johannes Wuebben's 1998 Mac-to-Unix addition, and Waterlander's 2010 Unix-to-Mac addition.

The Waterlander package bundled the formerly separate dos2unix and unix2dos packages into a single dos2unix release at version 5.0 in 2010. Later milestones included UTF-16 support in version 6.0 in 2012 and a major cleanup plus test suite in version 7.0 in 2014.

Adoption history

Benjamin Lin's implementations were distributed through SunSITE.unc.edu, later MetaLab and ibiblio, and became part of Linux distributions including Red Hat, SUSE, Gentoo, and others. The Homebrew source facts also list broad packaging across apk, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Scoop, Ubuntu, winget, and zypper.

The official homepage continues to publish source archives and ready-to-run binaries for DOS, Windows, and OS/2 alongside Unix-style documentation, reflecting a tool whose user base spans old and modern operating systems.

How it is used

The package includes dos2unix, unix2dos, mac2unix, and unix2mac commands. It is commonly used in source checkouts, release scripts, build systems, and data-cleanup pipelines when files cross Windows and Unix-like environments.

Modern dos2unix does more than swap CRLF and LF: official documentation covers in-place and paired conversion modes, binary-file skipping, symbolic-link behavior, Unicode UTF-16 to UTF-8 conversion, byte-order-mark handling, recursive conversion recipes, and translated manuals.

Why package nerds care

dos2unix is a classic small package that persists because text line endings remain a real interoperability boundary. Package maintainers care about it because it is tiny, has no credential or daemon surface, and shows up wherever archives, generated files, or vendored code cross platform conventions.

Its significance is also historical: it preserves SunOS/Solaris-style behavior while adjusting defaults for practical Unix packaging, such as in-place conversion by default in this implementation.

Timeline

  • 1989: John Birchfield creates early dos2unix/unix2dos versions modeled after SunOS/Solaris tools.
  • 1995: Benjamin Lin rewrites the implementations from scratch.
  • 1998: Mac-to-Unix conversion is added by Bernd Johannes Wuebben.
  • 2010: Erwin Waterlander adds Unix-to-Mac conversion and bundles dos2unix and unix2dos into one package as version 5.0.
  • 2012: Version 6.0 adds Unicode UTF-16 support.
  • 2014: Version 7.0 performs a major cleanup and adds a test suite.
  • 2026: Version 7.5.6 is published with the new waterlander.net homepage and updated manual translations.

Related projects

  • The package is related to the historical SunOS/Solaris dos2unix utilities it was modeled after, to Benjamin Lin's earlier public implementations, and to the paired unix2dos/mac2unix/unix2mac commands shipped in the same package.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
dos2unixexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
mac2unixexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
unix2dosexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
unix2macexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version7.5.6
manager updated2026-06-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:dos2unix
Version7.5.6
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://waterlander.net/dos2unix/
Last updated2026-06-27T04:30:36Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

dos2unix 7.5.2-1

convert text file line endings between CRLF and LF

https://waterlan.home.xs4all.nl/dos2unix.html

sudo apt install dos2unix
  • Section: text
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dos2unix
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dos2unix from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

dos2unix

nix profile install nixpkgs#dos2unix
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dos2unix
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/do/dos2unix/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

dos2unix 7.5.1-1

convert text file line endings between CRLF and LF

https://waterlan.home.xs4all.nl/dos2unix.html

sudo apt install dos2unix
  • Section: universe/text
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dos2unix
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dos2unix from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

dos2unix 7.5.6-r0

Text file format converters

https://waterlander.net/dos2unix/

sudo apk add dos2unix
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dos2unix
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dos2unix
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dos2unix from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

dos2unix-doc 7.5.6-r0

Text file format converters (documentation)

https://waterlander.net/dos2unix/

sudo apk add dos2unix-doc
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dos2unix
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dos2unix
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dos2unix-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

dos2unix 7.5.5-2.fc45

Text file format converters

https://waterlan.home.xs4all.nl/dos2unix.html

sudo dnf install dos2unix
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dos2unix
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dos2unix
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dos2unix from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

dos2unix 7.5.6-1

Text file format converter

https://waterlan.home.xs4all.nl/dos2unix.html

sudo pacman -S dos2unix
  • License: BSD
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dos2unix
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: dos2unix from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

dos2unix 7.5.6-1.3

Text converters to and from DOS/MAC to UNIX

https://waterlander.net/dos2unix/

sudo zypper install dos2unix
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Productivity/Text/Convertors
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dos2unix
  • 1 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dos2unix
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dos2unix from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

dos2unix

sudo port install dos2unix
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dos2unix
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/dos2unix/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Chocolatey95%

dos2unix

choco install dos2unix
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dos2unix
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: dos2unix from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','dispcalgui.install'
Scoop95%

main/dos2unix

scoop install main/dos2unix
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dos2unix
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/dos2unix.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

waterlan.dos2unix

winget install --id waterlan.dos2unix -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dos2unix
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: waterlan.dos2unix from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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