comment on

#!/usr/bin/perl

# http://perlmonks.org/?node_id=1206966

use strict;
use warnings;

print join('', <DATA>) =~ s/^war \V* \K \{ .*? \}/ $& =~ tr|&\n||dr /e
+gmsxr;

__DATA__
some starting text
war eligible, init =0*DEC0, ev (VARIABLE){1*BIN0,2*DEC3,6*BIN4,
& 5*BIN43,6*DEC32,
& 5*BIN43,7*DEC32}
some other text
war wear, init =1*DEC1, ev (VARIABLE) {
& 1*BIN0,2*DEC3,6*BIN4,
& 5*BIN43,6*DEC32,
& 5*BIN43,7*DEC32,6*DEC32,6*DEC3,
& 8*BIN3,6*DEC34
}
some final text
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Outputs:

some starting text
war eligible, init =0*DEC0, ev (VARIABLE){1*BIN0,2*DEC3,6*BIN4, 5*BIN4
+3,6*DEC32, 5*BIN43,7*DEC32}
some other text
war wear, init =1*DEC1, ev (VARIABLE) { 1*BIN0,2*DEC3,6*BIN4, 5*BIN43,
+6*DEC32, 5*BIN43,7*DEC32,6*DEC32,6*DEC3, 8*BIN3,6*DEC34}
some final text
[download]

In reply to Re: Converting multiple lines into single line. by tybalt89
in thread Converting multiple lines into single line. by beecha

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