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Re: Multiple Spaces :: Need Help

  blah    blah   blah     : hb  asdf   124

should become

  blah blah blah : hb asdf 124


The following works with data containing tabs as well.

sed 's/  */ /g;s/               */ /g' filename
Translated: sed 's/<space><space>*/<space>/g;s/<ctrl+v><ctrl+i><ctrl+v><ctrl+i>*/<space>/g' filename 

Note: To insert a tab within bash or tcsh type ^V^I (ctrl+v,ctrl+i)
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Josh Olson
System Administrator,  Auxiliary Technologies
Michigan Technological University
(906)487-3523