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Linux/Bash help - redirection

I'm having trouble redirecting output to a file. Here's my example: I want to read in an existing file, replace all single newlines with two newlines, and save it. Here's what I've got:

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cat -E documents/file.txt | sed 's/\$/\n/g' > documents/file.txt

However, when I open up file.txt, it's empty. What gives? Do I have to 'close' it, or something like that?

(This post was last modified: 18/01/2013 06:12 AM by whjms.)

18/01/2013 06:10 AM

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Linux/Bash help - redirection - whjms - 18/01/2013 06:10 AM

RE: Linux/Bash help - redirection - Joom - 18/01/2013, 08:13 AM

RE: Linux/Bash help - redirection - trademark91 - 18/01/2013, 09:54 AM

RE: Linux/Bash help - redirection - whjms - 18/01/2013, 12:28 PM

RE: Linux/Bash help - redirection - ZiNgA BuRgA - 18/01/2013, 08:26 PM

RE: Linux/Bash help - redirection - Tetris999 - 18/01/2013, 09:00 PM

RE: Linux/Bash help - redirection - lembas - 18/01/2013, 09:49 PM

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