Replace blank/almost blank lines in file

Wynd · 01-27-2004, 02:00 PM

I have a text file with a bunch of lines that only have four spaces on them. I want to turn them into blank lines, with nothing on them. For example, I need this:

Code:

hello
    
world

to become this:

Code:

hello

world

(Highlight it with your mouse to see the difference)

Is there a way I can do this, maybe with sed?

acid_kewpie · 01-27-2004, 02:10 PM

cat file | sed /^\ \ \ \ $/g

homey · 01-27-2004, 02:35 PM

Quote:

cat file | sed /^\ \ \ \ $/g

That drives me nuts cuz I thought you had to be a bit more verbose.....

cat file | sed -e 's/^\ \ \ \$//g' > file2

Wynd · 01-27-2004, 04:49 PM

Acid: thanks, worked perfectly.