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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Remove newlines Post 302890802 by wisecracker on Friday 28th of February 2014 03:12:38 PM
Old 02-28-2014
Here you go...
Longhand using _old_style_ bash scripting...
Code:
#!/bin/bash
# rm_nl.sh
# Get the string into a FileName including the odd single quote...
echo -e -n '10 Special Projects bangaram 0 0
10 Statutory/ Internal Audit , MO reporting (incl Excel Spreadsheet uploadation) bangaram 0 0
10 Complience with SVCCL bangaram 0 0
10 "Release of incentives / commission to all channel partners.
" bangaram 0 0
10 Timely processing of sales orders to channel partners bangaram 0 0
10 Balance sheet Reviwe bangaram 0 0
10 Ensuring Critical Reconciliation on monthly basis. (IN-GL) bangaram 0 0
10 "Timely & accurate closure of Accounts.
" bangaram 0 0
10 Timely calculation & releasing of Monthly prepaid related commissions & Postpaid ( AEO'"'"'s) bangaram 0 0
11 Opex Spend on communication activites bangaram 0 0
11 Opex Spend on communication activites bangaram 0 0
11 Visit bangaram 0 0
11 Prospect bangaram 0 0
11 Collection bangaram 0 0
11 Revenu bangaram 0 0
11 New Sales bangaram 0 0
11 Yellow Belt Project bangaram 0 0
11 CAG Score bangaram 0 0
11 Revenue Focus bangaram 0 0
12 Revenue Focus bangaram 0 0
12 Performance Score card bangaram 0 0
12 Performance Score card bangaram 0 0
12 Airtel Stores Management bangaram 0 0
12 CSMM bangaram 0 0' > /tmp/FileName
cat < /tmp/FileName
tr -d '\n' < /tmp/FileName > /tmp/NewFileName
echo ""
echo ""
cat < /tmp/NewFileName
echo ""
echo ""
mynewfile=""
nl=0
read -d '' -r myfile < /tmp/NewFileName
while true
do
	if [ $nl -ge $[ ( ${#myfile} - 1 ) ] ]
	then
		break
	fi
	if [ "${myfile:$nl:3}" == "0 0" ]
	then
		mynewfile=$mynewfile${myfile:$nl:3}$'\n'
		nl=$[ ( $nl + 3 ) ]
	else
		mynewfile=$mynewfile${myfile:$nl:1}
		nl=$[ ( $nl + 1 ) ]
	fi
done
echo "$mynewfile" > /tmp/File
cat < /tmp/File

Results...
Code:
Last login: Fri Feb 28 19:09:19 on ttys000
AMIGA:barrywalker~> chmod 755 rm_nl.sh
AMIGA:barrywalker~> ./rm_nl.sh
10 Special Projects bangaram 0 0
10 Statutory/ Internal Audit , MO reporting (incl Excel Spreadsheet uploadation) bangaram 0 0
10 Complience with SVCCL bangaram 0 0
10 "Release of incentives / commission to all channel partners.
" bangaram 0 0
10 Timely processing of sales orders to channel partners bangaram 0 0
10 Balance sheet Reviwe bangaram 0 0
10 Ensuring Critical Reconciliation on monthly basis. (IN-GL) bangaram 0 0
10 "Timely & accurate closure of Accounts.
" bangaram 0 0
10 Timely calculation & releasing of Monthly prepaid related commissions & Postpaid ( AEO's) bangaram 0 0
11 Opex Spend on communication activites bangaram 0 0
11 Opex Spend on communication activites bangaram 0 0
11 Visit bangaram 0 0
11 Prospect bangaram 0 0
11 Collection bangaram 0 0
11 Revenu bangaram 0 0
11 New Sales bangaram 0 0
11 Yellow Belt Project bangaram 0 0
11 CAG Score bangaram 0 0
11 Revenue Focus bangaram 0 0
12 Revenue Focus bangaram 0 0
12 Performance Score card bangaram 0 0
12 Performance Score card bangaram 0 0
12 Airtel Stores Management bangaram 0 0
12 CSMM bangaram 0 0

10 Special Projects bangaram 0 010 Statutory/ Internal Audit , MO reporting (incl Excel Spreadsheet uploadation) bangaram 0 010 Complience with SVCCL bangaram 0 010 "Release of incentives / commission to all channel partners." bangaram 0 010 Timely processing of sales orders to channel partners bangaram 0 010 Balance sheet Reviwe bangaram 0 010 Ensuring Critical Reconciliation on monthly basis. (IN-GL) bangaram 0 010 "Timely & accurate closure of Accounts." bangaram 0 010 Timely calculation & releasing of Monthly prepaid related commissions & Postpaid ( AEO's) bangaram 0 011 Opex Spend on communication activites bangaram 0 011 Opex Spend on communication activites bangaram 0 011 Visit bangaram 0 011 Prospect bangaram 0 011 Collection bangaram 0 011 Revenu bangaram 0 011 New Sales bangaram 0 011 Yellow Belt Project bangaram 0 011 CAG Score bangaram 0 011 Revenue Focus bangaram 0 012 Revenue Focus bangaram 0 012 Performance Score card bangaram 0 012 Performance Score card bangaram 0 012 Airtel Stores Management bangaram 0 012 CSMM bangaram 0 0

10 Special Projects bangaram 0 0
10 Statutory/ Internal Audit , MO reporting (incl Excel Spreadsheet uploadation) bangaram 0 0
10 Complience with SVCCL bangaram 0 0
10 "Release of incentives / commission to all channel partners." bangaram 0 0
10 Timely processing of sales orders to channel partners bangaram 0 0
10 Balance sheet Reviwe bangaram 0 0
10 Ensuring Critical Reconciliation on monthly basis. (IN-GL) bangaram 0 0
10 "Timely & accurate closure of Accounts." bangaram 0 0
10 Timely calculation & releasing of Monthly prepaid related commissions & Postpaid ( AEO's) bangaram 0 0
11 Opex Spend on communication activites bangaram 0 0
11 Opex Spend on communication activites bangaram 0 0
11 Visit bangaram 0 0
11 Prospect bangaram 0 0
11 Collection bangaram 0 0
11 Revenu bangaram 0 0
11 New Sales bangaram 0 0
11 Yellow Belt Project bangaram 0 0
11 CAG Score bangaram 0 0
11 Revenue Focus bangaram 0 0
12 Revenue Focus bangaram 0 0
12 Performance Score card bangaram 0 0
12 Performance Score card bangaram 0 0
12 Airtel Stores Management bangaram 0 0
12 CSMM bangaram 0 0

AMIGA:barrywalker~> _

EDIT:
Highly annoyed; where have all the tabs come from?

Last edited by wisecracker; 02-28-2014 at 04:15 PM.. Reason: See above...
 

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