On Tue, 4 Apr 2006, Josh Zeidner wrote: > josh@zeidner:/usr/share/dict$ perl -n -e 'if ( $_ =~ /\A[bdfeca]+\Z/ ) > { print "$_" }' < american-english Be sure to be at least four characters. > > using bdfeca: > > construct word strings in a list using only these letters in any > > combination 4 characters or longer. use of the number 1 as a space filler > > is permitted. I am not sure what the "space filler" means. I guess it means putting multiple words together. > > example: > > dead1beef Without using any "space filler" ... $ cat /usr/share/dict/* | egrep -a '^[bdfeca]{4,}$' | sort -u | wc -l 56 Jeremy C. Reed echo ':6DB6=88>?;@69876tA=AC8BB5tA6487><' | tr '4-F' 'wu rofIn.lkigemca' --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss