In this HackerRank Paste - 3 problem solution The paste command is used for merging lines of a given file. It may be used for merging data from one or more files.
Given a CSV file where each row contains the name of a city and its state separated by a comma, your task is to replace the newlines in the file with tabs as demonstrated in the sample.
Input Format
You are given a CSV file where each row contains the name of a city and its state separated by a comma.
Output Format
Replace the newlines in the input with tabs as demonstrated in the sample.
Sample Input
Albany, N.Y.
Albuquerque, N.M.
Anchorage, Alaska
Asheville, N.C.
Atlanta, Ga.
Atlantic City, N.J.
Austin, Texas
Baltimore, Md.
Baton Rouge, La.
Billings, Mont.
Birmingham, Ala.
Bismarck, N.D.
Boise, Idaho
Boston, Mass.
Bridgeport, Conn.
Sample Output
Albany, N.Y. Albuquerque, N.M. Anchorage, Alaska Asheville, N.C.Atlanta, Ga. Atlantic City, N.J. Austin, Texas Baltimore, Md. Baton Rouge, La. Billings, Mont. Birmingham, Ala. Bismarck, N.D. Boise, Idaho Boston, Mass. Bridgeport, Conn.
Explanation
The delimiter between consecutive rows of data has been transformed from the newline to a tab.
Problem solution.
paste -s
Second solution.
paste -s -
Third solution.
paste -d'\t' -s /dev/stdin
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