merge multiple lines of a single file into one line

groverrajiv · 04-24-2004, 05:37 AM

Dear

I would like to merge two or more line of a single file into one line, can some body help me

Rajiv

whansard · 04-24-2004, 06:52 AM

it depends on how the line is terminated.
you can look at it with cat -A <file>
unix text will end with $
dos text will end with ^M$

tr '\012\015' '' < filenamefrom > filenameto

will remove carriage return newline from a dos text file

edit: i think that should have been

tr -d '\012\015' < filenamefrom > filenameto

jeremy · 04-24-2004, 06:04 PM

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux - Newbie and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

guest · 05-25-2004, 06:34 PM

What about for Unix?

What I cat -a FILE I get a $ at the end of the line.

Thanks,

-a

whansard · 05-26-2004, 02:38 AM

do you just want to remove the newline, or do you want it replaced with a space character?

tr -d '\012' < infile > outfile
removes it
tr '\012' ' ' <infile>outfile
replaces with a space

looks like i made a mistake in my answer above.