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Asked: May 18, 20262026-05-18T23:20:10+00:00 2026-05-18T23:20:10+00:00

I have a CSS file and a PHP file that I received from an

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I have a CSS file and a PHP file that I received from an overseas outsource partner. He prefers curly braces on a new line, while I am rather Old School and prefer the curly brace on the same line as the declaration. How can I use Bash and/or sed or other command-line tools to revert curly braces from this new style and into this older style?

EDIT: Someone wanted to see an example. Okay, here goes:

NEW SCHOOL STYLE I DO NOT LIKE

body 
{
padding:4px;
margin:3px;
}

OLD SCHOOL I PREFER

body {
padding:4px;
margin:3px;
}

NEW SCHOOL STYLE I DO NOT LIKE

function foo() 
{
// some code here
}

OLD SCHOOL STYLE I PREFER

function foo() {
// some code here
}
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    2026-05-18T23:20:11+00:00Added an answer on May 18, 2026 at 11:20 pm
     sed 'N;/\n{/s// {/;P;D' file.css
    

    Input

    $ cat file.css
    body
    {
    background-color:#d0e4fe;
    }
    h1
    {
    color:orange;
    text-align:center;
    }
    p
    {
    font-family:"Times New Roman";
    font-size:20px;
    }
    

    Output

    $ sed 'N;/\n{/s// {/;P;D' file.css
    body {
    background-color:#d0e4fe;
    }
    h1 {
    color:orange;
    text-align:center;
    }
    p {
    font-family:"Times New Roman";
    font-size:20px;
    }
    
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