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Old 09-27-2009
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my bash doesnt support -i option Smilie

(:a;N;s/\n/ /;ta), could u please explain me this command in detail
thanks a lot
# 9  
Old 09-27-2009
What version of sed are you using then?

:a is just a label
N appends next line with \n as separator (newline character)
s/\n/ / replaces a newline character with a space
ta returns to label "a" is the previous operation was successful
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Old 09-27-2009
@:/root !ksh mcs -p /usr/bin/sed
/usr/bin/sed:

@(#)SunOS 5.10 Generic January 2005


VERSION: 11.10.0,REV=2005.01.21.15.53

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