Getting a text file rid of all superfluous blank lines

[Andy Green]

Paul Smith wrote:

> Taking a text file, how can one eliminate at once all superfluous blank lines?

Just adding to the ways to do it for the hell of it :-)

cat yourfile | sed /^$/d  > yournewfile

-Andy
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