mark-d@wagner.cbs.umn.edu (Mark Dalton) (05/29/91)
Hi! I was wondering how I can insert a space in the same position in each line down a table, starting with the second line. I have to do several files of a 1000 lines a piece(there must be an easy way). Any suggestions? Also I remeber hearing of a listing of macros and a archive site for comp.editors, could you let me know where that is? Thanks Mark
rouben@math9.math.umbc.edu (Rouben Rostamian) (05/29/91)
In article <4016@ux.acs.umn.edu> mark-d@wagner.cbs.umn.edu (Mark Dalton) writes: >Hi! I was wondering how I can insert a space in the same position >in each line down a table, starting with the second line. To insert a space following the fourth character in every line starting on line 2 using vi, do :2,$s/..../& / Recall that the special character "&" is replaced with the pattern matched in the previous expression. There may be numerous variations on this theme; but you've got the idea. With large files you may prefer using sed rather that vi, as in: tail +2 infile | sed 's/..../& /' >outfile -- Rouben Rostamian Telephone: (301) 455-2458 Department of Mathematics and Statistics e-mail: University of Maryland Baltimore County bitnet: rostamian@umbc.bitnet Baltimore, MD 21228, U.S.A. internet: rouben@math9.math.umbc.edu
dwolfe@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Dave Wolfe) (05/30/91)
In <1991May28.214142.8549@umbc3.umbc.edu> rouben@math9.math.umbc.edu (Rouben Rostamian) writes: >With large files you may prefer using sed rather that vi, as in: >tail +2 infile | sed 's/..../& /' >outfile That would lose the first line of the file; probably not what was intended. How about: sed '2,$s/..../& /' >outfile -- Dave Wolfe (dwolfe@oakhill.sps.mot.com) | Motorola Incorporated "[RISC is] like obscenity, | MMTG (formerly MPG) we all know what RISC is when we see it, | Austin, Texas 78735-8598 but no one can define it." Chris Torek | m/d OE112 (512)891-3246