remove empty line

[dbase77]

HI,

If I have data like below:

==========================
I like cat.
He is sleeping.

She is eating.
Date: 12/02/03

They like me.
I like you.

Date: 18/04/03
==========================

How do I go about deleting the empty line? This file contain random empty line which I want to delete. This file contain more than 100 pages. What Im trying to do is to import this file into excel.

And any way I could put empty line adter each "Date" line? For example:

==========================
I like cat.
He is sleeping.
She is eating.
Date: 12/02/03

They like me.
I like you.
Date: 18/04/03
==========================


Thank you in advance.

regards,
feroz

 

[vgersh99]

nawk -f date.awk myFile.txt

#------------- date.awk
/^$/ { next }
/^Date:/ { print; print ""; next}
1

vlad
+----------------------------+
| #include<disclaimer.h> |
+----------------------------+

 

[vgersh99]

or better yet:

#---------------- date.awk
/^$/ { next }
1
/^Date:/ { print &quot;&quot;}


vlad
+----------------------------+
| #include<disclaimer.h> |
+----------------------------+

 

[dbase77]

HI,

Thank you for replying. It worked they way I want it. Thank again.

regards,
feroz