Again a sed question

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi!

I have a file with:

a bc ef
b rv

bcef gd
brne du

hud rdv
cjeu miu

-------------------------------------------------------
And I want in output :

a bc ef:b rv
bcef gd:brne du
hud rdv:cjeu miu

Line1:Line2
Line3:Line4
Line5:Line6
..........

:confused: Could you help me please???

2

sed 'N;s/\n/:/'

3

... No sorry but the result is:

a bc ef:b rv
:
:bcef gd
brne du:
hud rdv:cjeu miu

It don't work... Have you an other solution please?

4

It joins every other line. Line 1 is joined with line 2. Line 3 is joined with line 4. And so on. I tested it and it works for me. Sorry it doesn't work for you. :confused:

5

??? I am surprised...
I have try on HP, linux, and AIX, I have always the same result...

Thanks you for help. I try to find a other solution

6

I've only tested this under Linux...

#!/usr/bin/sed -nf

/^$/d
N
s/\n/:/g
p

Then invoke with

foo.sed file_name

I get the output

a bc ef:b rv
bcef gd:brne du
hud rdv:cjeu miu

Any good?

Cheers
ZB

7

It is great!!! Thinks you very much!