This command erases all line breaks sed -e :a -e '$!N;s/\n/ /;ta' -e 'P;D' although you have to adapt it to not delete paragraphs. Using regex, the line would then become something like sed -e :a -e '$!N;s/\n[^\n]/ /;ta' -e 'P;D' Good luck.
Sjoerd Joe Hart schreef: > 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> > > I try this command: > > sed s/\n// / 1.txt > 2.txt and I get an error, so: > sed s'\n/ /' 1.txt > 2.txt and nothing happens. > > I don't get it. I though \n was end of line, which I am trying to replace > with spaces. > > I understand that this would loose the paragraphs, so ideally what I need to > do is something like this: > > 1. Replace double line breaks with special sequence not found in text. > 2. Convert all line breaks to spaces > 3. Convert special seqeuence to double line breaks. > > I thought sed would be perfect for this, but no such luck. I can get what I > want by using kwrite for step 1 and 2, then OO.o Writer for step 3. (kwrite > seems unable to do step 3) > > 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. > > Joe > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
