Nikos, The one line :%s way that was posted before is the truly elegant way of solving this problem. However, I found that macros are especially appropriate in this case. I was able to execute the whole task in 15 seconds by recording a macro for the first line, and then playing it back 26 times. Remember "q" is for recording macros.
--Matt On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 05:26:16PM +0300, Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos wrote: > Hi all, > > I've got a series of files in the following format (tab delimited): > > 1 1 0 0 0 > 2 0 0 0 0 > 3 0 0 0 0 > 4 1 1 1 0 > 5 1 1 0 0 > 6 0 0 0 0 > 11 1 1 0 1 > 12 1 1 1 1 > 13 0 0 0 0 > 14 0 0 0 0 > 15 1 0 0 0 > 16 1 1 0 0 > 21 1 1 0 1 > 22 1 0 0 0 > 23 0 1 0 0 > 24 1 1 1 0 > 25 1 1 1 1 > 26 0 0 0 0 > 27 0 0 0 0 > > > I want to transform them in the following format: > #1 > 1 0 > 0 0 > #2 > 0 0 > 0 0 > etc.. > > > In detail: > 1.I want in front of the number in the first column to add "#" , then > change line after the value > 2. change line after 3rd column > 3. change line after 5th column > 4. repeat all three steps > > Any ideas?? > > Thanks in advance, > > Nikos >
