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# 1  
Old 03-21-2010
Replace end of line with a space
for eg:
i have i/p file as:
================
i
wnt
to
change end of line

=================
my require ouput is like:

i wnt to change end of line
====================
# 2  
Old 03-21-2010
Hi,
try the below :
tr '\r\n' ' ' old_file new_file

Regards,
# 3  
Old 03-21-2010
Code:
paste -sd' ' file

# 4  
Old 03-21-2010
Please re-post in Queens English without using any abbreviations, contractions or text-speak. Please show your input data, what data processing you expect, and what output you expect.
# 5  
Old 03-21-2010
its not working
above tr cmd not work and actually I need do it in vi editor

---------- Post updated at 01:14 AM ---------- Previous update was at 01:05 AM ----------

for example:
i have input file as:
===============
>cat file1
aa
bbbbb
ccccccccc

=================
my require ouput is likeSmiliein vi editor )
cat file1
aabbbbbccccccccc
====================
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Old 03-21-2010
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# 7  
Old 03-21-2010
I am no vi expert, so there may be a way to do it without filtering through an external process. However, the following should do what you ask in just about any vi implementation:
Code:
:%!tr -d '\n'

In vim, the following works (but it fails in nvi):
Code:
:%s/\n//

Regards,
Alister
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