$ cat data.txt abf jd djkhk jd3 $ awk "{print \"'\" \$0 \"',\";}" data.txt 'abf', 'jd', 'djkhk', 'jd3', $
OD> Hi List OD> I have 1000 lines in my data file. I want to add OD> '(comma) at the begining and end of each line. OD> For example, OD> abf OD> jd OD> djkhk OD> jd3 OD> Shold be convrted to OD> 'abf', OD> 'jd', OD> 'djkhk', OD> 'jd3', OD> Any help will be really appreciated. OD> Thanks OD> Sami OD> __________________________________ OD> Do you Yahoo!? OD> The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search OD> http://shopping.yahoo.com OD> -- OD> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -rje -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Robert Eskridge INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).