Ed Morton wrote:
> cberthu@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Sorry to bother but I am a rookie and got this to do.
> > I need to format this output :
> > "************************************************* ***********************"
> > S_PASSWD_READ patrol3 OK Sat Aug 19 09:30:03 2006 db2
> > audit object read event detected /etc/security/passwd
> > S_PASSWD_READ patrol3 OK Sat Aug 19 09:30:03 2006 db2bp
> > audit object read event detected /etc/security/passwd
> > S_PASSWD_READ patrol3 OK Sat Aug 19 09:30:03 2006 db2bp
> > audit object read event detected /etc/security/passwd
> > S_PASSWD_READ patrol3 OK Sat Aug 19 09:30:03 2006 db2bp
> > audit object read event detected /etc/security/passwd
> > S_PASSWD_READ patrol3 OK Sat Aug 19 09:30:03 2006 db2bp
> > audit object read event detected /etc/security/passwd
> >
> > "************************************************* ***********************"
> >
> > So that the 2nd lined is append to the first till the end of the
> > output.
> >
> > I got the input file into a arry and I block somehow now...
> > ************************************************** **********************
> > if [ "$#" -eq "0" ]
> > then
> > echo "==> Please give the full path for the incoming file"
> > read INPUT
> > echo "Your answer was" $INPUT
> > fi
> > file_name=$INPUT
> > i=0
> > while read file_line
> > do
> > line_array[i]=${file_line}
> > echo "This is the line:" $file_line
> > echo $file_line >> /u/t315511/scripts/chris.out
> > if [ "^$file_line" = " " ]
> > then
> > echo "Here is one " $file_line
> > fi
> > let i=${i}+1
> > done < ${file_name}
> > echo ${line_array[@]}
> > ************************************************** **********************
> >
>
> awk 'NR%2{s=$0;next}{print s$0}' file
>
> Ed.


Thanks Ed

Hey it looks so simple and it is actually...... Thanks a lot...