transpose row to column?

resolute155 · 09-07-2009, 11:58 AM

Hello,

I'm using Linux bash and trying to do the following:

I have a file with numerous numbers listed as a row, i.e.:

0.306885 -3.12756 -0.35022 -1.15112 -0.845154 -1.85443 -5.12708 5.23309

and I want to transpose them to a column, i.e.:

0.306885
-3.12756
-0.35022
-1.15112
-0.845154
-1.85443
-5.12708
5.23309

Anyone know the best way to do this?

Thanks!

David the H. · 09-07-2009, 12:19 PM

Assuming the file has just the one line, and nothing extra, then quick 'n dirty:

Code:

for x in $(cat inputfile.txt); do 
 echo $x
done >outputfile.txt

colucix · 09-07-2009, 12:45 PM

Or even more simple:

Code:

tr ' ' '\n' < file

resolute155 · 09-07-2009, 02:29 PM

Simple yet elegant, thank you both!