Nix: Combine multiple consecutive blank lines into one
cat --squeeze-blank (or cat -s for short) will suppress repeated empty
output lines.
$ echo -e "abc
def" | cat
abc
def
$ echo -e "abc
def" | cat -s
abc
def
Via UnixToolTip.
Francis T. O'Donovan
Principal Data Scientist at TriNet – Planet discoverer, researcher, developer, geek.
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