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07-19-2001
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How can I ... (Modifying large ASCII files)
Hi Everybody!
Situation: I have a large ASCII file (for example: 1-2 Mbytes) without linebreaks (\n). Task: I like inserting linebreaks after all 420 digits (byte). (pattern: *[420pcs]\n*[420pcs]\n*[420pcs]\n...etc.) My problem: How? :-) I like using shell script or (maybe) AWK (short) program. Please, help me. Bye hviktor |
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I dont think you will find a way to do that with a shell script. The only command that I know of would be csplit in a CShell script. this command only allow as maximum of 100 characters to be read at a time. I would suggest you look at a small C program to read the file character by character using a for loop.
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