set list command in vi

I am trying to parse a giant log file using node.js, the file does not seem to get '\n' but when I do set list in vi it shows me '$" at the end of every line, does anyone know what that is. I means can I split a strin开发者_JS百科g on that.

I would recommend checking out your file via

cat -v -e

which will show you all unprintable characters and line endings.

It happens when you do set list, so you should read :h 'list' instead of asking this here. Everything what you need to know about this $ is stated in the help.

Second question (splitting string on end-of-line) is answered in :h getline(). I also doubt that file really does not have a NL so write here how did you came to conclusion «the file does not seem to get '\n'».