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Old 04-01-2010
using tr to print spaces between lines
hi forum

i was wondering can you use tr to print out a file like this
Code:
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with spaces bank lines in between each line of text
if so how. Heres my failed attempt at it Smilie
Code:
#####################################################
#This line will put an extra space between the lines on output
#####################################################
cat trTest.txt | tr "[\n]" "[\n[:blank:]]"

and if not what tool should i use to achieve this
any help would be appreciated thank you in advance Smilie
# 2  
Old 04-01-2010
To double space.

Code:
sed G filename

# 3  
Old 04-01-2010
that work perfectly thank you very much SmilieSmilie
 
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