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[rks11]

I would like to be able to modify the following output in filename.txt from this:

alpha
56%
beta
72%
charlie
88%
...

to this:

alpha 56%
beta 72%
charlie 88%
...

Hope you can help me. Thanks.

 

[feherke]

Hi

awk '{printf $0" ";getline}1' filename.txt

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[vgersh99]

nawk '{ORS=(i=!i)?FS:RS}1' a.txt
OR
nawk 'ORS=(FNR%2)?FS:RS' a.txt

vlad
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[feherke]

Hi

Nice and tricky, vlad.

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[Annihilannic]

I have to agree, I was staring at it for quite some time before I understood it.

Annihilannic.

 

[PHV]

Another simple way:
paste -s -d " \n" /path/to/input

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[rks11]

Thank you for your assistance Gurus.



The following worked perfectly:

 /usr/xpg4/bin/awk '{printf $0" ";getline}1' filename.txt 

nawk 'ORS=(FNR%2)?FS:RS' filename.txt

paste -s -d " \n" filename.txt