How can i convert multiples lines into 1 text string (big block)

so my file is like:

abcdef

abcdef

abcdef

abcdef

and i would like them to be in 1 text string without enters: 'abcdefabcdefabcdefabcdef'

Answer 1

[Stephen23]

To remove all whitespaces within the text:

str = regexprep(fileread('temp.txt'),'\s+','')

Or to only remove newlines and carriage return characters:

str = regexprep(fileread('temp.txt'),'[\n\r]+','')

I tested these on this file:

Answer 2

[J. Webster]

file =  textread('text.txt', '%s', 'whitespace','');

file will be a cell array containing the string you want.