Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:21:53 +0000 From: Vince <jhary@unsane.co.uk> To: Jack Stone <antennex@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Another FBSD utility/script question Message-ID: <455B3091.2050903@unsane.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <BAY125-F286DA27532386320B32DBECCEA0@phx.gbl> References: <BAY125-F286DA27532386320B32DBECCEA0@phx.gbl>
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Hmm sed -e "/^$/d" FILENAME > newfilename will do the job if they are empty lines. Vince Jack Stone wrote: > Here I come with another easy one for most on the list -- except for me. > > I have 12,000 plus lines that have an empty line in between each real > line, like so: > > this is a line of info 1 > (empty) > this is a line of info 2 > > this is a line of info 3 > > etc, etc > > To eliminate each "empty" line in between the "info" lines would take a > long, long time. > Thus my question: what tool is available or syntax to remove the 6000 > empty lines so there's no space in between? > > This has got to be an easy one, except when one doesn't know the answer. > > Thanks, > > Jack of all trades, master of only some! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stay in touch with old friends and meet new ones with Windows Live > Spaces > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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