[solved] sed help

Question

i want this  'N;s/\n/ /;P;D;'     to go into a file but when i try it comes out as this  'N;s/ / /;P;D;'
how can i make the \n copy over, i've tried searching but no luck.
Last edited by moofly (2012-09-03 04:12:25)

Answer 1

input
comm -13 '\''/home/ryan/Computer Backup/main/main programs'\'' '\''/home/ryan/Computer Backup/backup/backup programs'\'' | sed '\''1isudo pacman -Runs'\''| sed '\''N;s/\n/ /;P;D;'\'' | sed '\''N;s/\n/ /;P;D;'\'' | sed '\''N;s/\n/ /;P;D;'\'' | sed '\''N;s/\n/ /;P;D;'\'' | sed '\''N;s/\n/ /;P;D;'\'' > '\''/home/ryan/Computer Backup/backup/backup remove'\''
output
comm -13 '/home/ryan/Computer Backup/main/main programs' '/home/ryan/Computer Backup/backup/backup programs' | sed '1isudo pacman -Runs'| sed 'N;s/\n/ /;P;D;' | sed 'N;s/ / /;P;D;' | sed 'N;s/ / /;P;D;' | sed 'N;s/ / /;P;D;' | sed 'N;s/ / /;P;D;' > '/home/ryan/Computer Backup/backup/backup remove'
all the
'N;s/ / /;P;D;'
in the output are supposed to be
'N;s/\n/ /;P;D;'
thats not everything that goes into the file but its the section im having trouble with. Since thats not everything, i don't think echo will work unless i can choose where to put the text. If i can choose where to put the text let me know.
Last edited by moofly (2012-09-03 03:47:48)