One problem with -w2 is if the file is >= 100 lines it breaks: $ nl -w2 -s'. ' ...
98. 99. 00. 01. 02. $ nl -nrz -w2 -s'. ' ... 98. 99. 00. 01. 02. > On Mar 30, 2019, at 3:04 AM, Christopher Stone <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On 03/30/2019, at 02:35, Bill Kochman <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Chris, you wrote: >> >> #!/usr/bin/env bash >> nl -nrz -w2 -s'. ' >> >> That works on all lines. What about if you have blank lines in the document? >> While it works fine on files that have continuous lines of text, the above >> indents two spaces and places a period on blank lines. > > > Hey Bill, > > The -w2 switch (i.e. -w switch with 2 as its value), designates the width of > the padded line number. > > I think the addition of the period in blank lines is a bug in macOS' version > of `nl`, because GNU `nl` doesn't have that problem. (The indention will > vary according to -w.) > > > #!/usr/bin/env bash > nl -nrz -ba -w3 -s'. ' > > This will number ALL lines including blank ones. > > > man nl in the Terminal will get you to the man page for `nl`, so you can see > what the various switches do. > > > To work around your complaint you can install GNU `nl` with MacPorts or > HomeBrew. > > Or you can use a little `sed` to remove the floating period: > > #!/usr/bin/env bash > nl -nrz -w2 -s'. ' | sed -E 's!^[[:blank:]]+\.!!' > > > -- > Take Care, > Chris > > > -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a > feature request or need technical support, please email > "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. > Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://www.twitter.com/bbedit > <https://www.twitter.com/bbedit>> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BBEdit Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit > <https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit>. -- Rod Buchanan Kelly Supply Company 1004 W Oklahoma Ave Grand Island, NE 68802-1328 308 382-5670 308 382-8764 x1120 -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://www.twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit.
