On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 09:18:05PM +0000, Colin Watson wrote: > (All of this is untested.)
> perl -lane'print$F[2]if$F[1]eq"1957"' < mat.txt > > Shorter solutions may be possible. > > Google for "Perl Golf" if you're interested in this kind of thing: the > art of solving problems in the fewest (key)strokes. and i thought *i* had too much free time. :) awesome! -- I use Debian/GNU Linux version 3.0; Linux server 2.4.20-k6 #1 Mon Jan 13 23:49:14 EST 2003 i586 unknown DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #122 from Alexander Steinert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Looking for a BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO DEBIAN SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION? You might want to take a look at the documents under http://www.infodrom.ffis.de/Debian/doc/ -- especially http://www.infodrom.ffis.de/Debian/doc/maint/ Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]