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Just send your file through: sed '...' <input >output

Enjoy!

Awk should be better at this, as it has field sense. I just lay out my commands so they are easier to review. White space is almost free, but errors . . . .

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Originally Posted by Scrutinizer

Code:

awk '(NR<3&&p=p (p?FS:x)$2)||$0=p FS$0' file

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