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awk '{ORS=NR%2?",":"\n"};1' is shorter and more idiom

cuonglm
– cuonglm

2015-08-29 01:48:14 +00:00
Commented Aug 29, 2015 at 1:48
@cuonglm, i doubt it. In this instance it's still a one-liner despite the print and the intent is clear. 1 is just as clear to old awk hands such as myself but I prefer print

iruvar
– iruvar

2015-08-29 02:09:03 +00:00
Commented Aug 29, 2015 at 2:09
This was the first simple solution that I found that was easily configurable to more than 2 lines. I fought with sed for a while before searching, but awk made combining every 4 lines easier. Saved me a trip to the $EDITOR!

opello
– opello

2016-02-26 17:37:30 +00:00
Commented Feb 26, 2016 at 17:37

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