Re: [Nolug] Bash/ed problem

> Often when I paste data from some weird format document into vi, the
> lines don't wrap when they should. So if I issue the J command to every
> other line, it corrects it. Obviously I don't want to do this manually.
> Is there a sed/ed script that will join every other line?
>
> e.g.
>
> This might be how the text is pasted into vi:
>
> The dog jumped over the
> fence.
> The cat chased the mouse across the
> field.
> The cow stood quietly as the farmer
> milked it.
>
> There should be three lines instead of six. I've done a Google. Any
> ideas?

Disclaimer: Not meaning to start any religious wars.

I had a similar problem with cutting and pasting in 'vi' setting up port
redirection on /etc/rc.conf in FreeBSD. Basically, all port redirection
has to be on one line.

Being the lazy sod that I am, I just edited the file in 'emacs'. It can
handle those long one-liners with ease.

--
Since-beer-leekz,
Mikey
I feel like a genocidal maniac when emacs asks me if
I want to kill 10789 characters.
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