Gary Johnson <[email protected]> [09-11-23 17:12]:
> 
> On 2009-11-23, [email protected] wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have a file with LOTS of constructions like this one (data below are
> > pure fiction!):
> > 
> > 123,
> > Detroit,
> > 0.717,
> > --,
> > Kingston,
> > aaabha00-XX
> > 
> > 1009,
> > Munich,
> > 0.454,
> > SE,
> > Prepton,
> > FFXX019-FF
> > 
> > 126,
> > Oslo,
> > 2.002,
> > T1,
> > Nahasy,
> > DDf-003-DD
> > 
> > (hundreds of this paragraphs...)
> > 
> > I want to get this:
> > 
> > 123, Detroit, 0.717, --, Kingston, aaabha00-XX
> > 1009, Munich, 0.454, SE, Prepton, FFXX019-FF
> > 126, Oslo, 2.002, T1, Nahasy, DDf-003-DD 
> > 
> > I know about 'J' but I dont know how to tell vim to do it
> > "per paragraphs" and not to combine ALL into one big line...
> > 
> > Is this possible without involving scripts and macros?
> > 
> > Thank you very much for any help in advance!
> 
> First, set 'tw' to a value greater than the length of the longest
> line of the final results.  Then type this:
> 
>     gggqG
> 
> That will reformat all the paragraphs to single lines.  (See ":help
> gq".)  To delete the blank lines between paragraphs, execute this:
> 
>     :g/^$/d
> 
> HTH,
> Gary
> 
> 
> 
> > 

Hi Gary,

Thank you very much ! :)

Helps me a lot!

Keep vimming!
mcc


-- 
Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments
unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text.
See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.


--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist.
For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

Reply via email to