www.unix.com or try escaping the character -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of manoj.gurnani@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 08 March 2004 07:28 To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Unix question Importance: High Hi, I want to put a single quote before each line except last line Using sed filter . I want this in a single expression. How can I achieve the desired o/p. Thanks Manoj ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------