[ale] HELP Scripting gurus

[Fletch]

>>>>> "Ben" == Ben Coleman <oloryn at benshome.net> writes:

    Ben> On 24 Apr 2002 09:38:03 -0400, Fletch wrote:
    >>>>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas Mazukna <Mazukna> writes:
    >>
    Thomas> HELP!  need to find out lines in a text file where chars
    Thomas> 57-58 = "12" awk or sed is capable of doing this ?
    >>  perl -lane 'print if substr($_,57,2) eq "12"'

    Ben> Why the l and a switches?

[...]

        Habit. :)


        I often use -lane (or -pale) since I'm a command history junky
and its less to edit while refining into what I really need if I start
it off with it in there already.

-- 
Fletch                | "If you find my answers frightening,       __`'/|
fletch at phydeaux.org   |  Vincent, you should cease askin'          \ o.O'
770 933-0600 x211(w)  |  scary questions." -- Jules                =(___)=
770 294-0820 (m)      |                                               U

---
This message has been sent through the ALE general discussion list.
See http://www.ale.org/mailing-lists.shtml for more info. Problems should be 
sent to listmaster at ale dot org.