Re: Unix question

  • From: "Good DBA" <good_dba@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 21:17:20 -0800

did you try
in vi

:set nu  -- this will give you the line numbers..
:1,$/^/'/g  --- here $ = last line.. you can give the last line number -1
could be 300

Hope this helps.

Nikunj


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Sharples" <dsharples@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 12:34 AM
Subject: RE: Unix question


> 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
>
>
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