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# 1  
Old 06-25-2009
Help working with lines
Hello guys,

I have a little problem, i already have a txt file like:

Code:
-------------------
1
2
3
-------------------
2
3
4
5
-------------------
2
3
4

I need a script to merge in a single line al the lines between the '-------------------' line and to get a new file like:
Code:
1|2|3
2|3|4|5
2|3|4

Thanx for your help.
# 2  
Old 06-25-2009
Code:
nawk '$1=$1' RS='-' OFS='|' myFile

# 3  
Old 06-25-2009
Thanx vgersh99 but my lines are words like:
-----------------
I am
You are
he is
-----------------
she is
it is
-----------------

And your script insert '|' in each space between words, i need an output like:

I am|you are|he is
she is|it is

please your help.
# 4  
Old 06-25-2009
a lil' UUOC-ish, but..... - have to think about it.......
Code:
sed 's/^-*$//g' myFile | nawk '$1=$1' RS="" FS="" OFS="|"

# 5  
Old 06-25-2009

Code:
 awk '
  /^--*$/ && NR > 1 { print ""}
  /^--*$/ { print; next }
  { $1=$1; printf "%s|", $0 }'

# 6  
Old 06-26-2009
perl:

Code:
$/="-----------------\n";
while(<DATA>){
	s/\n/|/g;
	s/[|]?-+[|]?//;
	print $_,"\n" if $_;
}
__DATA__
-----------------
I am
You are
he is
-----------------
she is
it is
-----------------

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