http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...1-line-717972/
Code:
[schneidz@hyper ~]$ cat micymw.txt
Device ID: SEP001121111111
IP address: 1.1.1.1
Platform: Cisco IP Phone 7970, Capabilities: Host Phone Two-port Mac Relay
Device ID: SEP00115C222222
IP address: 2.2.2.2
Platform: Cisco IP Phone 7940, Capabilities: Host Phone Two-port Mac Relay
Device ID: SEP000D29033333
IP address: 3.3.3.3
Platform: Cisco IP Phone 7960, Capabilities: Host Phone Two-port Mac Relay
[schneidz@hyper ~]$ awk 'ORS=(NR%3)?",":"\n"' micymw.txt
Device ID: SEP001121111111,IP address: 1.1.1.1,Platform: Cisco IP Phone 7970, Capabilities: Host Phone Two-port Mac Relay
Device ID: SEP00115C222222,IP address: 2.2.2.2,Platform: Cisco IP Phone 7940, Capabilities: Host Phone Two-port Mac Relay
Device ID: SEP000D29033333,IP address: 3.3.3.3,Platform: Cisco IP Phone 7960, Capabilities: Host Phone Two-port Mac Relay
also, you have a comma on each platform line... not sure how you would like to handle.