Combine multiline to one line with proper format


 
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Old 12-15-2015
Code:
bash-3.2$ echo {a..z} | fold -w2 | awk -vq="'" 'NR%5{printf("%s ",q$0q)}NR%5==0{printf("%s\n",q$0q)}'
'a ' 'b ' 'c ' 'd ' 'e '
'f ' 'g ' 'h ' 'i ' 'j '
'k ' 'l ' 'm ' 'n ' 'o '
'p ' 'q ' 'r ' 's ' 't '
'u ' 'v ' 'w ' 'x ' 'y '
'z'

with comma's

Code:
bash-3.2$ echo {a..z} | fold -w2 | awk -vq="'" 'NR%5{printf("%s,",q$1q)}NR%5==0{printf("%s,\n",q$1q)}'
'a','b','c','d','e',
'f','g','h','i','j',
'k','l','m','n','o',
'p','q','r','s','t',
'u','v','w','x','y',
'z',

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A2P(1)							 Perl Programmers Reference Guide						    A2P(1)

NAME
a2p - Awk to Perl translator SYNOPSIS
a2p [options] [filename] DESCRIPTION
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SEE ALSO
perl The perl compiler/interpreter s2p sed to perl translator DIAGNOSTICS
BUGS
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