> Does it have to be 'sed'? I'm a big sed fan, but in this case, there are Actaully no, it doesn't have to be sed. I was just under the impression that sed would be the tool to use for this (I wanted to do shell scripting not python or perl). Thank you all for your fantastic help. This isn't for a job/school or anything just a little puzzle I thought of when I was running one day. I kinda generated it to help me learn more. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss