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Old 09-30-2009
Code:
cat inputfile|xargs -n 2

or
Code:
xargs -n 2 -a inputfile

# 9  
Old 09-30-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by vgersh99
Code:
nawk 'ORS=(FNR%2)?FS:RS' myFile

Pity that OP didn't even try that elegant awk solution rather than the loop in bash with tons of piping!
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