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# 1  
Old 07-11-2004
Data Appending Consecutive lines
Hi,

I have a file containing a single field on every row. What I need is to append one on to the end of another, e.g.

The input file looks like this:

nnnnn
mmmmmm

nnnnn
mmmmmm

I need it to look like this:

nnnnn mmmmmm

nnnnn mmmmmm

Any ideas would be much appreciated, Thanks Smilie
# 2  
Old 07-12-2004
Try...

paste -d" " - - < infile > outfile

Or...

awk -v RS="" '{$1=$1};1' infile > outfile
# 3  
Old 07-14-2004
Hi Ygor,

Thanks for this. The paste command is the one that works for me. The awk script outputs just one consecutive line but this might be how I've created my file...

Cheers, pondlife. Smilie
# 4  
Old 07-15-2004
Power
Dear Ygor;

Can you please explain in some words the syntax you wrote??
specially the past command

i like your ways guys
# 5  
Old 07-15-2004
For the AWK command.....

If my input file contains....
Code:
nnnnnnnn
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

nnnnnnnn
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

nnnnnnnn
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I use the command
Code:
awk 'BEGIN{RS="\n\n"} {printf("%s %s\n", $1, $2)}' infile > outfile

to produce the output
Code:
nnnnnnnn mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
nnnnnnnn mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
nnnnnnnn mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Cheers
ZB
# 6  
Old 07-15-2004
zazzybob,

Does this work on your file?

awk -v RS="" '{$1=$1};1' infile
# 7  
Old 07-15-2004
Quote:
Originally posted by Ygor
zazzybob,

Does this work on your file?

awk -v RS="" '{$1=$1};1' infile
Yes it does - I'm not too sure how the OP has his file constructed - I constructed mine exactly as per his original post.
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