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Special Forums UNIX Desktop Questions & Answers add char o end of line if dosent exist Post 302582725 by boaz733 on Saturday 17th of December 2011 03:04:09 PM
Old 12-17-2011
Power add char o end of line if dosent exist

hey ,
i want to check if the char "#" exist at the end of every line of txt file
and if it dosent then add it for example:

Code:
 
the cat jumped on my mom #
cars can run on water#
i cant get a date
blue
yellow#

will be:
Code:
 
the cat went back home#
cars can run on water#
i cant get a date#
blue#
yellow#

i found that :

Code:
 
sed "s/$/#/g" filename

will add to every line, i dont know how to check if its allready there

any help will be truly apprichiated
thank u.
 

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