Use tr instead:

tr '\f' '\n' < input_filename >output_filename

On 20/11/2015, Jangita via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
> have you tried the utilities dos2unix and unix2dos?
> ᐧ
>
> On 20 November 2015 at 15:03, Bwana Lawi via skunkworks <
> skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I need to replace a form feed character with a line feed character in a
>> text file on unix (HP UX to be precise).
>>
>> Was hoping to use sed using this
>> <http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-sed-ascii-control-codes-nonprintable/>
>> as a guide but I don't know how to pass the \n character to replace the
>> /f
>> character.
>>
>>
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