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02-02-2012
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Remove a newline char from selected rows.
Greetings! Can we automate the process of removing a newline char from selected rows in a fixed width file using a shell? Input is like Code:
abcd1234 xyzd1234 abcd a1b2c3d4 abcd1234 xyzd1234 xx abcd1234 Expected output - Code:
abcd1234xyzd1234 abcda1b2c3d4abcd1234xyzd1234 xxabcd1234 Note - its like if in above case no of characters in a line -eq 9 (including new line char) remove newline char else not. Appreciate your help! Last edited by Franklin52; 02-03-2012 at 01:18 PM.. Reason: Please use code tags for data and code samples, thank you |
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02-02-2012
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Hi mailme0205, I think there are some solutions similar in this forum, but try with this: Code:
$ cat infile
abcd1234
xyzd1234
abcd
a1b2c3d4
abcd1234
xyzd1234
xx
abcd1234
$ perl -pe 'chomp; printf qq[\n] if length != 8; END { printf qq[\n] }' infile
abcd1234xyzd1234
abcda1b2c3d4abcd1234xyzd1234
xxabcd1234Regards, Birei |
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02-02-2012
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And an awk: Code:
awk 'END{print RS} length!=8{print RS}1' ORS= infileAnd some awks can do: Code:
awk 'END{print RS} NF!=8{print RS}1' FS= ORS= infile |
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