[SOLVED] edit multiple lines of a text file into 1 line:

schneidz · 04-09-2009, 10:42 AM

hi, i got a file like this:

Code:

carrier-1 09-04-09_07:36:19
        Carrier Totals:  14245    5376298.39
carrier-2 09-04-09_10:09:23
        Carrier Totals:      2         95.00
carrier-3 09-04-09_10:09:48
        Carrier Totals:      1        306.00

and i want each group to appear on 1 line so i can grep/ sort / cut it easier like so:

Code:

carrier-1 09-04-09_07:36:19 Carrier Totals:  14245    5376298.39
carrier-2 09-04-09_10:09:23 Carrier Totals:      2         95.00
carrier-3 09-04-09_10:09:48 Carrier Totals:      1        306.00

does anyone have any ideas ?

colucix · 04-09-2009, 10:45 AM

Use the N command of sed to add the next line to the pattern space, then substitute the newline with a space and remove the spaces at the beginning of the second line:

Code:

sed '$!N;s/\n/ /;s/        //' file

ghostdog74 · 04-09-2009, 11:22 AM

awk

Code:

# awk 'ORS=(NR%2)?" ":"\n"' file
carrier-1 09-04-09_07:36:19         Carrier Totals:  14245    5376298.39
carrier-2 09-04-09_10:09:23         Carrier Totals:      2         95.00
carrier-3 09-04-09_10:09:48         Carrier Totals:      1        306.00