Perl one liner


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by viktor (Acolyte)

on Aug 08, 2011 at 19:40 UTC ( #919311=perlquestion: print w/ replies, xml )

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viktor has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Is there a one liner to merge say three new lines (blank lines )in one new (blank) line in perl.

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Re: Perl one liner by Anonymous Monk on Aug 08, 2011 at 19:44 UTC
No, you'll have to write it :)	[reply]
Re: Perl one liner by BrowserUk (Pope) on Aug 08, 2011 at 19:55 UTC
`C:\test>type junk.dat 1 2 3 4 5 C:\test>perl -00 -pe1 junk.dat > junk.out C:\test>type junk.out 1 2 3 4 5` [download] Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Perl one liner by JavaFan (Canon) on Aug 08, 2011 at 20:02 UTC
Untested: `perl -i -0777 -pe 's/\n\n\n/\n/g' your-file` [download]	[reply] [d/l]

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