using vi to swap lines 1

[kasparov]

I thought I should start a new thread for this one.

I've incorporated quirkasaurus' suggestion to use vi to swap lines in my file:

vi $file << EOF
:14mo26
:25mo13
:wq
EOF

The problem is I can only get this to work if it's in a separate script which I call from my original one. If I put the code directly into my original script the execution terminates at the EOF. I've tried scattering quotes and brackets around but I can't figure out how to stop EOF ending the script - it's not essential to sort this as it work fine but would be tidier all in one script. Any ideas?

Thanks, Chris

 

[kasparov]

I've just realised that the reason this fails is because it's now in a for loop - the same happens in a while ... do loop. For some reason placing the here document within the loop messes it up.

Has anyone seen this before?

Thanks

 

[dickiebird]

Hmmm - this jogs a glimmer of memory in the old grey stuff
Doesn't the EOF or END or ! or whatever you use as a end of the input (<<) 'string', have to be in column 1 ???? or have I finally gone senile ?
;-)
Dickie Bird
db@dickiebird.freeserve.co.uk

 

[kasparov]

DB - You're right !!

Tek-Tips saves the day again - have a star, why not!?

 

[MikeLacey]

if you do it like this

vi $file <<-EOF
:14mo26
:25mo13
:wq
EOF

You can have whitespace before EOF Mike
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