how to break a line after matching a certain character using shell command? File1: John Daniel Hommes Cameron;Emily Terry Mussy Barbara Mimi Papu;David Swiss Jen Hans Peter Iril;Kelvin Lilly Gucci Kate Nik;Forum Bill June;Jill and Jack Output file: John Daniel Hommes Cameron Emily Terry Mussy Barbara Mimi Papu David Swiss Jen Hans Peter Iril Kelvin Lilly Gucci Kate Nik Forum Bill June Jill and Jack

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...is very likely the most efficient means of going from your sample input to your sample output.