[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Stripping EOL feeds...



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...

well, what about printing the text two columns to a page?  or
in landscape mode with three columns per page?

otherwise, a quick hack that will do the stripping eol trick is to
rename the (pure text) file to .html, and then lynx -dump it, or
print it from your favorite web-browser.

oh, and i'm pretty sure vim can do stuff with newlines, i'd have
to do some grepping through my mbox to find it but i had to sit
down and figure that out at some point.   regardless, if you want
speed i think the previously mentioned hack might do the trick.

hth
	sean

Attachment: pgpNVNKMwENdW.pgp
Description: PGP signature


Reply to: