okay, time to ask the wizards.

[Gary Kline]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 07:10:55PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 06:04:50PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote:
> > I've got a very large file with paragraphs separated only by "\n".
> > How do I put a blank line _after_ each newline?
> 
>     perl -e 'while (<>) { s/$/\n/; print; }'
> 
> You could also open the file in vi or Vim and give it this command:
> 
>     :%s/$/^M/
> 
> Note that you don't type in that ^M by using the ^ and M keys on the
> keyboard.  Instead, you first type ctrl-v then press the Enter key.
> 


	Thanks, much....  I've been editing the entire day [[ well, before
	I stopped to watch the ST DVD:-)]].  Then trying to remember how the 
	hell to get a newline into a vi :sub.  There is a way using tr that
	is among the tr man page examples.  Not sure that will work.

	I'll put your perl exaple with -pi.bak into my ~/bin directory.
	That way, when my brain stalls I'll have it.

	gary

	PS:  There are a few remaining regex tricks that I have to catch
	before I run the file thru atom.  For now: calling "T"--

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