tr command for \n to \t

sharif · #1 (**permalink**) 10-14-2008

Hi,
How can I transfer the newline char in to tab char?.

For eg.
The text file's content is like this.
123456
xyz\123\kkk.txt

I wanna change like below.
123456 xyz\123\kkk.txt

Please help regarding this.....

jim mcnamara · #2 (**permalink**) 10-14-2008

Code:

tr -s '\n' '     ' < filename

the ' ' is the result of hitting the tab key on your keyboard, surrounded by tic marks

sharif · #3 (**permalink**) 10-15-2008

Hi Jim,
It's working fine for a single line. How can I apply this same for multiple lines. For eg. 10000 lines.

I tried, But the output was incorrect.
Can u help me?

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