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I have a file where character are in the type abcd abcd abcd abcd but my client wants them in the format as 

abcd
abcd
abcd
abcd
Jeff Schaller
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  • I tried to add some formatting to your post, but please take a look and see if it's right. See the [formatting help](https://unix.stackexchange.com/help/formatting) if needed. – Jeff Schaller Jun 08 '17 at 15:23
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    Also, a more complete/thorough example of the contents would help Answerers give you something useful for your case. How should the transformation happen? – Jeff Schaller Jun 08 '17 at 15:24
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    `sed 's/[[:blank:]]/\n/g' file` – RomanPerekhrest Jun 08 '17 at 15:24
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    Are the "fields" always separated by a space or tab? If a space and you want them separated by newlines instead you can use `tr` for this: `tr ' ' '\n' < filename – JayJay Jun 08 '17 at 15:25

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Use the tr command to replace spaces with newlines.

tr ' ' '\n' < file.txt > newfile.txt
Barmar
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If the delimeter is just a space the following command should work:

sed 's/[[:space:]]/\n/g' infilename > outfilename

otherwise use [[:blank:]] to also includ tabs, form feeds, newlines and carriage returens

If there are more spaces/blanks between the words, just use an asterix behind the [[:space:]] :

sed 's/[[:space:]]*/\n/g' infilename > outfilename
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