delete multiple empty lines with sed 1

[kasparov]

How can I delete multiple (concurrent) empty lines in sed?

If I use "sed '/^$/d'" only the first empty line is deleted when more then one occurs together.

I'm prepared to use perl if I have to but would rather use sed or another Unix command.

Thanks

 

[Guest_imported]

your sed statement worked for me, maybe need to make it global by putting a /g at the end? worth a try hth

 

[kasparov]

Tried adding /g but didn't like that. I'm running on Solaris 8 (SunOS 5.8). I usually use ksh but I also tried it using sh & it did the same thing.

Still hoping for a solution ... !

 

[CaKiwi]

Are you sure the lines are really empty? Maybe they have spaces or tabs on them. CaKiwi

 

[kasparov]

You're right - don't know why but I can't find a space in vi but when I run the file through od it shows one.

Sorry about that!!