I have multiple instances of this sample data (below) in which each observation has at least three lines and is separated by a blank line. In each observation, the first line contains a name, the second a time, and then there is one or more lines of text*:*
*SAMPLE DATA* Peter Frost 25:34 yes Elle Claus 30:05 Third line Elle Claus 30:25 Third line Fourth line Cary Clark 31:21 done ________________ First, I would like the data organized so that each observation's lines are combined and separated by two dashes: *SAMPLE COMBINED DATA* Peter Frost -- 25:34 -- yes Elle Claus -- 30:05 -- Third line Elle Claus -- 30:25 -- Third line -- Fourth line Cary Clark -- 31:21 -- done ________________ Then, I would like a count of the observations by name: *SAMPLE COUNTED DATA* Peter Frost 1 Elle Claus 2 Cary Clark 1 I am familiar with using Unix command solutions. Thanks, Howard -- 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 here. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/89eb8047-72c1-4d21-b46d-fa9ad0225425n%40googlegroups.com.
