On Tue, 2004-07-20 at 22:30, Olga wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-07-20 at 21:39, Olga wrote: > >> No in vi and nano I do not see anything. But in gedit I see the > >> following > >> (for example) > >> > >> 1 Mike > >> 2 John > >> 3 Adam > >> 4 > >> > >> The above is an example of what a file looks like with lines numbered. > >> (numbers are not actually part of the file). I want the file to be only > >> 3 > >> lines long (as an example); however, what I get is 4 lines where line 4 > >> is > >> an empty line. I can eliminate only using mc (F4). In nano, vim, vi it > >> is > >> invisible, but in gedit (gui editor) it shows what I displayed above. I > >> can backspace after 4, it bring me to Adam, but when I save the file and > >> reopen it, the output is exactly the same as I am showing now (empty > >> line > >> 4 stays). > >> > > > > Let's try a different approach.... > > > > After you save the file in whichever editor, can we confirm that it > > actually has the "four lines" or really just has "three lines"? > > > > How about running "wc -l filename" and see how many lines it reports... > > This will help to confirm for you whether the file truly has the blank > > line, or is just a visual construct of the editor. > > > > --Rob > > > > wc -l returns 3 lines. But when I process the file in php (save each line > in to an array and then produce a count), it reports 4 lines as does > gedit. Have you used a hex editor to really see what the file contains? od -ha filename will dump the contents of the file in hex with the ascii. You can check the file before editing and after to really see what the contents are. -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are. -- Oscar Wilde
