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Old 07-11-2012
Combine multiple lines in file based on specific field

Hi,

I have an issue to combine multiple lines of a file. I have records as below.
Fields are delimited by TAB. Each lines are ending with a new line char (\n)

Input
--------
Code:
ABC 123456 abcde 987
890456 7890 xyz
ght gtuv 
ABC 5tyin 1234 789
ghty kuio
ABC ghty jind 1234 
678 ght

I have to combine these lines based on first field. Whenever ABC comes a first field it should a new line. Delimiter should be retained as TAB.

My output should be
--------------------

Code:
ABC 123456 abcde 987 890456 7890 xyz ght gtuv
ABC 5tyin 1234 789 ghty kuio
ABC ghty jind 1234 678 ght

Please help me to resolve this.

Thanks,
Ratheesh

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Mod Comment Please use code tags next time for your code and data.
# 2  
Old 07-11-2012
Try:
Code:
perl -lp0e 's/^ABC/\x00ABC/gm;s/\n/\t/g;s/\x0/\n/g' input > output

# 3  
Old 07-11-2012
Code:
awk 'END { 
  if (r) 
    print r 
    }
/^ABC/ && r { 
  print r
  r = x 
  }
{ 
  r = r ? r $0 : $0 
  }' infile

# 4  
Old 07-11-2012
Code:
paste -sd'\t' inputfile|sed 's/        ABC/\
ABC/g'

Use the Tab key between "/" and "ABC".
# 5  
Old 07-11-2012
Another one:

Code:
sed -e :a -e '$!N;/\nABC/!s/\n//;ta' -e 'P;D' infile

# 6  
Old 07-11-2012
Not working as expected

Thanks all for your quick reply. But these codes are not working as I expected.
All are writing the input records to output as it is.
Solution from elixir_sinari prefixed a TAB for each record except 1st.
Code:
ABC 123456 abcde 987
       890456 7890 xyz
       ght gtuv 
       ABC 5tyin 1234 789
       ghty kuio
       ABC ghty jind 1234 
       678 ght

Please help me.
Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment Code tags for code please.
# 7  
Old 07-11-2012
If you have GNU awk:

Code:
$ awk -v RS="ABC" '{ $1="ABC " $1 } NF>1' data

ABC 123456 abcde 987 890456 7890 xyz ght gtuv
ABC 5tyin 1234 789 ghty kuio
ABC ghty jind 1234 678 ght

$

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