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From: tanner@cdis-1.uucp (Dr. T. Andrews)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Reversing a file?
Summary: slight mod works even for zero-length lines
Message-ID: <7658@cdis-1.uucp>
Date: 5 Oct 89 15:33:47 GMT
References: <MONTNARO.89Oct2224215@sprite.crd.ge.com> <1989Oct3.201759.19182@mrspoc.Transact.COM>
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itkin@mrspoc.Transact.COM (Steven M. List) writes:
) 	echo "g/./.m0\nw $OUTPUT\nq" | ex $INPUT
) 	:g/./.m0
Very clever, but does not deal effectively with zero-lentgh lines.
In "vi", try the following (similar change for echo command above)
	:g/^/.m0
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