diff --git a/htdocs/sql/scripts/remove_control_m.sh b/htdocs/sql/scripts/remove_control_m.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $Id: remove_control_m.sh 5152 2003-11-18 15:20:45Z nijel $
+#
+# Script to remove ^M from files for DOS <-> UNIX conversions
+#
+
+if [ $# != 1 ]
+then
+  echo "Usage: remove_control_m.sh <extension of files>"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Example: remove_control_m.sh php3"
+  exit
+fi
+
+for i in `find . -name "*.$1"`
+	 do 
+	 echo $i
+	 tr -d '\015' < $i > ${i}.new
+	 rm $i
+	 mv ${i}.new $i
+	done;
+