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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Combine multiple lines in single line Post 302466399 by The One on Tuesday 26th of October 2010 10:24:58 AM
Old 10-26-2010
Combine multiple lines in single line
This is related to one of my previous post but now with a slight difference: I need the "Updated:" to be in one line as well as the "Information:" on one line as well. These are in multiple lines right now as seen below. These can have 2 or more lines that needs to be in one line.

Code:
System name: xxx_yyy
Information: this is just a sample
file for this testing
today
Updated: This is not
updated
System name: testing_123
Information: another testing
Updated: No new update for this 
system name.
System name: abc_12333
Information: another testing again
and again
Updated: This has been updated
with new information

There are hundred lines with the above pattern.

Result:
Code:
System name: xxx_yyy
Information: this is just a sample file for this testing today
Updated: This is not updated
System name: testing_123
Information: another testing again
Updated: No new update for this system name.
System name: abc_12333
Information: another testing again and again
Updated: This has been updated with new information

 

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lsmboxrc

LSMBOXRC(5)							File Formats Manual						       LSMBOXRC(5)

NAME

       lsmboxrc - configuration file for lsmbox

DESCRIPTION

       A  lsmbox  configuration  file  consists  of a list of configuration options and their setting.	The hash mark ("#") is used as a "comment"
       character.  Every line beginning with a comment character is ignored.  Whitespace is also ignored.

COMMANDS

       set variable=value
	      Set a configuration variable to the specified value.

       unset variable
	      Unset a configuration variable.  This implies that the built-in default will be used instead.

       mailboxes filename...
	      Specifies what mailboxes to check.  You can have one or several of these lines.  Each line can contain the name of one or more mail-
	      boxes, each separated by a space.

	      A filename of ! denotes your inbox.  A leading ("=") or ("+") in a filename will be expanded into the path to your mail-directory.

CONFIGURATION VARIABLES

       folder The path to your mail-directory; this is usually $HOME/Mail/.

       lsmbox_mail_command
	      Specifies what command to execute when the user selects a mailbox in continuous mode.

       mark_old
	      Specifies whether or not old unread messages and new messages should be accounted separately.  If you explicitly unset this variable
	      using the unset command, the number of new and old messages will be added together  as  unread  messages,  otherwise  they  will	be
	      accounted as new and old respectively.

       mh_seq_unseen
	      Specifies  the  string  used  in the .mh_sequences file to list new/old unread messages.	If this variable is not set, or explicitly
	      unset, "unseen" will be used.

       spoolfile
	      The path to where the system keeps your inbox; usually /var/mail/USERNAME or /var/spool/mail/USERNAME.

       lsmbox_padding
	      The width of the mailbox column.	To never add additional padding beyond what's needed to align all values, specify '0' here.

COMMENTS

       You cannot specify a path or mailbox that contains whitespace characters (space, newline, etc.)	Do not bug me  about  this.   Having  such
       filenames/pathnames is stupid anyway.

       I've  deliberately tried to use the same syntax as mutt uses for its configuration-file muttrc whenever possible, to facilitate sourcing of
       $HOME/.lsmboxrc from your $HOME/.muttrc.  lsmbox_mail_command will, however, cause mutt to emit an error.

SEE ALSO

       lsmbox(1), muttrc(5)

HISTORY

       Apr 16 2006: Updated for v2.1.0 of lsmbox.
       Apr 16 2004: Updated for v2.0.0 of lsmbox.
       Mar 13 2004: Updated for v1.9.0 of lsmbox.
       Jan 16 2003: Minor fixes.
       Jan 06 2003: Minor fixes.
       Dec 09 2002: Minor fixes.
       Nov 15 2002: Updated for v1.6.0 of lsmbox.
       Nov 13 2002: Add note about '+' and '='.
       Nov 06 2002: Minor changes.
       Nov 04 2002: Minor change.
       Oct 29 2002: Fixed a typo.
       Oct 28 2002: Fixed a typo.
       Oct 26 2002: Updated for v1.1.0 of lsmbox.
       Oct 26 2002: Updated for v1.0.1 of lsmbox.
       Oct 21 2002: Initial release.

AUTHOR

       lsmbox and its manual-pages are written by David Weinehall <tao@acc.umu.se>

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <tao@acc.umu.se>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002-2006 David Weinehall
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

David Weinehall 						   Apr 16, 2006 						       LSMBOXRC(5)
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