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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers how can I combine 2 lines into one? Post 302467348 by elsagarcia on Friday 29th of October 2010 04:38:02 AM
Old 10-29-2010
how can I combine 2 lines into one?

Hi,
I have a file like this:
A 1
B 2
C 3
...
And I want to have just one line like this:
A 1 B 2 C 3 ...

How can I do it?
Thanks!
 

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line(1)                                                            User Commands                                                           line(1)

NAME
line - read one line SYNOPSIS
line DESCRIPTION
The line utility copies one line (up to and including a new-line) from the standard input and writes it on the standard output. It returns an exit status of 1 on EOF and always prints at least a new-line. It is often used within shell files to read from the user's terminal. EXIT STATUS
Exit status is: 0 Successful completion >0 End-of-file on input. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWcsu | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
sh(1), read(2), attributes(5) SunOS 5.10 1 Feb 1995 line(1)
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