Linux

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# @(#) s1	Demonstrate basic reformatting of text file: newform.

# See: Google search for [openindiana source "newform"]

# Utility functions: print-as-echo, print-line-with-visual-space, debug.
# export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
pe() { for _i;do printf "%s" "$_i";done; printf "\n"; }
pl() { pe;pe "-----" ;pe "$*"; }
db() { ( printf " db, ";for _i;do printf "%s" "$_i";done;printf "\n" ) >&2 ; }
db() { : ; }
C=$HOME/bin/context && [ -f $C ] && $C newform ruler

FILE=${1-data1}

pl " Display usage:"
newform -Q

pl " Input data file $FILE, raw:"
cat $FILE

pl " Input data file $FILE, display invisibles:"
cat -A $FILE

pl " Results, raw (with column markers):"
ruler 78
newform -s -i -l -a -e $FILE

pl " Results, display invisibles:"
ruler 78
newform -s -i -l -a -e $FILE |
cat -A

exit 0

% ./s1

Environment: LC_ALL = C, LANG = C
(Versions displayed with local utility "version")
OS, ker|rel, machine: Linux, 2.6.26-2-amd64, x86_64
Distribution        : Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.8 (lenny) 
bash GNU bash 3.2.39
newform (local) $Revision: 1.3$, (OpenSolaris 5.10, 1997)
ruler - ( local: RepRev 1.8, ~/bin/ruler, 2013-04-11 )

-----
 Display usage:
usage: newform  [-s] [-itabspec] [-otabspec] [-pn] [-en] [-an] [-f] [-cchar]
		[-ln] [-bn] [file ...]

-----
 Input data file data1, raw:
1	Hello, world.
2		Good	bye,	world.

-----
 Input data file data1, display invisibles:
1^IHello, world.$
2^I^IGood^Ibye,^Iworld.$

-----
 Results, raw (with column markers):
         1         2         3         4         5         6         7
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678
Hello, world.                                                           1
        Good    bye,    world.                                          2

-----
 Results, display invisibles:
         1         2         3         4         5         6         7
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678
Hello, world.                                                           1$
        Good    bye,    world.                                          2$