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# 1  
Old 12-24-2008
i want to add one new line in log file

Help

There are so many lines in log file like 'SQL> spool off'
just I want to add one new line after this to seperate
each one

eg;

SQL> spool off
-------------------------------
SQL> spool off
-------------------------------
SQL> spool off
-------------------------------
# 2  
Old 12-24-2008
Code:
awk '/SQL> spool off/{print $0;print "---------";next}{print}' file > newfile

Regards
# 3  
Old 12-24-2008
try this one
sed '
/SQL/ a\
----------------------' <file name>
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