>> This can also be written as > > perl -n -e 'print if /./' > > or - fore! [1]: > perl -p -e 'next if /^$/' > > drat, no shorter. Can't win 'em all :-) -- Steven Lembark 85-09 90th St. Workhorse Computing Woodhaven, NY, 11421 lembark at wrkhors.com +1 888 359 3508