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Old 08-17-2006
Split a huge line into multiple 120 characters lines with sed?
Hello ,

I'm trying to split a file which contains a single very long line.
My aim is to split this single line each 120 characters.

I tried with the sed command :
`cat ${MYPATH}/${FILE}|sed -e :a -e 's/^.\{1,120\}$/&\n/;ta' >{MYPATH}/${DEST}`

but when I wc -l the destination file it is still a 1 line file hu.
my original file is a 0 line file as it doesn't contain any CR/LF.

Can some one help me with this sed syntax to make it work pls?

Thanks in advance!

Jerome.
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Old 08-17-2006
look into 'man fold'
This User Gave Thanks to vgersh99 For This Post:
kmsekhar
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Old 08-17-2006
Thanks a lot for this command vgersh99!
I never heard about it ^^

It works perfectly!
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