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# 1  
Old 03-19-2012
Keep 3 values in each row
Hi,

I have n number of values like
Code:
1
2
3
4

I want the output like
Code:
1 2 3
4 5 6
- - -
- - -

Please help me on thisSmilie
# 2  
Old 03-19-2012
Code:
paste -d" " - - - < file

# 3  
Old 03-19-2012
Hi bartus11

Thans a lotSmilie
# 4  
Old 03-20-2012
using AWK
Code:
 awk '{printf NR%3?$0 FS:$0 "\n"}' filename

# 5  
Old 03-20-2012
Note: It is better to disable the format field when using printf on an IO source.
Code:
awk '{printf "%s",NR%3?$0 FS:$0 "\n"}' filename

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