Gaussian Error – $’\r’: command not found

If you see errors like

/var/spool/pbs/mom_priv/jobs/729107.hpc-mn1.SC: line 2: $'\r': command not found
/var/spool/pbs/mom_priv/jobs/729107.hpc-mn1.SC: line 5: $'\r': command not found
/var/spool/pbs/mom_priv/jobs/729107.hpc-mn1.SC: line 8: $'\r': command not found
/var/spool/pbs/mom_priv/jobs/729107.hpc-mn1.SC: line 11: $'\r': command not found
/var/spool/pbs/mom_priv/jobs/729107.hpc-mn1.SC: line 16: $'\r': command not found
/var/spool/pbs/mom_priv/jobs/729107.hpc-mn1.SC: line 19: $'\r': command not found
/var/spool/pbs/mom_priv/jobs/729107.hpc-mn1.SC: line 22: $'\r': command not found

These errors are usually due to Windows-style newline characters that can cause issues. Please use the commands

$ dos2unix yourfile

This will remove the Windows-style newline characters

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