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vi : insert a string every 2nd line

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Hi, I have a file in vi which looks something like this: get_date update_date delete_date new_time get_amount update_amount I want to insert a new line with a string, every second line, such that the file will look like: get_date go update_date go delete_date go new_time go get_amount go update_amount go The recurring pattern in the file is the "-" So could use that in a pattern match/search Thanks in advance, Ted08

Name: nails
Date: November 18, 2008 at 13:44:48 Pacific

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Why do you need vi? Simply use the modulo operator in something like awk: #!/bin/ksh awk ' { print $0 if(NR % 1 == 0 ) print "go" } ' datafile.txt

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Thats just what I'm after. Thanks nails

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