Re: Stripping EOL feeds...

[will trillich <will@serensoft.com>]

On Sun, Nov 24, 2002 at 10:32:14PM -0600, ZephyrQ wrote:
> 	I'm trying to format the debian install manual (text version) for
> printing and I'm trying to save a couple of trees.  Is there an easy way
> to strip the line breaks so the text will come out unformatted?  This
> way I can reduce the font and print whole pages of itty bitty debian
> install text which, in my own sick way, helps me find info I need
> quicker...

there's more than one way--here's one from perl (untested, so
understand everything you execute yourself):

	#!/usr/bin/perl
	local($/) = '';  # slurp \n\n paragraphs
	while(<>){
	    s/\n/ /g;    # ditch linefeeds
	    s/\s+/ /g;   # squeeze white space down to one space
	    print "$_\n";# print line with (one) end-of-line char
	}

then

	perl yourScriptName.pl < input.text.fyl > output.text.fyl

-- 
I use Debian/GNU Linux version 2.2;
Linux server 2.2.17 #1 Sun Jun 25 09:24:41 EST 2000 i586 unknown
 
DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #84 from USM Bish <bish@nde.vsnl.net.in>
:
Wondering if you could change the bindings of CTRL+ALT+DEL, so
that it did a shutdown instead of a reboot? Sure! As root,
edit /etc/inittab. The line to edit looks like this:
	ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now
Just change "-r" to "-h".

Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ...