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# 1  
Old 05-06-2009
Alternative needed for joining lines with a match
Hi,

The following sed command is not working for me, does anyone have a good alternative for joining lines in a file based on a match?

# if a line ends with a backslash, append the next line to it
sed -e :a -e '/\\$/N; s/\\\n//; ta'
# 2  
Old 05-06-2009
try this:

Code:
sed '/\/$/{N;s/\n//}' filename


cheers,
Devaraj Takhellambam
# 3  
Old 05-06-2009
Thanks for your help-
I get the following error :

sed: -e expression #1, char 4: unknown command: `$'
# 4  
Old 05-06-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by greptastic
Thanks for your help-
I get the following error :

sed: -e expression #1, char 4: unknown command: `$'
What version of sed do you have?

also try
Code:
sed "/\/$/{N;s/\n//}" file


cheers,
Devaraj Takhellambam
# 5  
Old 05-06-2009
Hi,

I'm working with :
GNU sed version 4.1.2

Thanks!
# 6  
Old 05-06-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by greptastic
Hi,

I'm working with :
GNU sed version 4.1.2

Thanks!
you should be getting it.. what about this?
Code:
/usr/bin/sed "/\/$/{N;s/\n//}" file


cheers,
Devaraj Takhellambam
# 7  
Old 05-06-2009
That works!!

Thanks so much- Smilie

cheers!
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