peery@xxxxxx 07/11/03 09:38AM >>>
cat file | grep -v ^\ > file_nospace (that's a ^ followed by a \ followed by a space)
mv file_nospace file
> > Thanks Alan, > That worked great. Now let me ask you this. > I have another file with blank lines - no space or tabs, just > carriage returns. > Can I use that same line to remove those blank lines?
$ grep -v '^$' file > file_nospace
You can also accomplish both of your filters in one path like this:
$ egrep -v '^([[:space:]]|$)' file > file_nospace
That command will eliminate lines where the beginning of the line is followed either by whitespace or by the end of the line.
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