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Old 07-25-2012
Question Split text into paragraphs
Hi all!

I want to make a code to split sentences into paragraphs maybe
4-5 sentences into one <p>text</p>
there are no new lines in the text string

any ideas with AWK, SSH?

Thank you!
# 2  
Old 07-25-2012
sample input and desired output? i am not getting a condition for splitting the data!
# 3  
Old 07-25-2012
I want to split the text with 5 sentences in every paragraph

input
Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.


output
<p>Text text text text text text text text text text text text text. Text text text text text text text text text text text text text. Text text text text text text text text text text text text text. Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.</p><p>Text text text text text text text text text text text text text . Text text text text text text text text text text text text text. Text text text text text text text text text text text text text. Text text text text text text text text text text text text text. Text text text text text text text text text text text text text. Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.</p>Text text text text text text text text text text text text text. Text text text text text text text text text text text text text.....

any ideas? Smilie

Thanks!
# 4  
Old 07-25-2012
This splits every sentence.
Code:
awk -v RS="." '!/^\n$/ { print "<p>" $0 ".</p>" }' < input > output

This splits every 5 sentences.

Code:
awk -v RS="." '!/^\n$/ { if(!((++N)%5)) printf("</p>\n<p>"); print; } END { print "</p>" }' < input > output

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Old 07-25-2012
Thank you !!! Smilie
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Old 07-25-2012
Code:
 oops wrong post--snipped

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