Single quotes go around the whole sed script unless you are using a separate sed script file. try sed 's/\n//' 1.txt > 2.txt
- Adam On 8/29/07, Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 15:17:46 +0200, Joe Hart wrote: > > > > I am having trouble using sed to edit text files, heres a good example of > > what > > I am looking for: > > > > <begin 1.txt> > > This is a test > > file, what I am > > trying to do is get the lines to join. > > > > It isn't a complicated thing, > > but I also want to keep the paragraphs > > separate. > > </end 1.txt> > > [...] > > > But ideally I'd like to just have a script to do it, but cannot figure out > > how > > to go about it, as sed doesn't seem to be working. > > Why not use Perl? > > $ perl -p0e '$_=~s/(.)\n(.)/$1 $2/g' < 1.txt > This is a test file, what I am trying to do is get the lines to join. > > It isn't a complicated thing, but I also want to keep the paragraphs separate. > > $ perl -p0e '$_=~s/(.)\n(.|\n)/$1 $2/g;$_=~s/ \n/\n/g' < 1.txt > This is a test file, what I am trying to do is get the lines to join. > It isn't a complicated thing, but I also want to keep the paragraphs separate. > > -- > Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer > Florian | > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
