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you can still do the same job using the following command

tr -cd '\11\12\40-\176' < windwowsformatted.txt >> outputfile 

less +F /your/file

Reference/examples: http://www.brianstorti.com/stop-using-tail/

tr '\n' ',' < input.txt > output.txt

Reference: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4594319/shell-replace-cr-lf-by-comma