[stuff cut out] >> I'd like it to be able to work on any number of files, and they might be >> huge (20+ MB). I was thinking it'd be good to open up all the files at >> once, and write out the new file one line at a time, but I can't figure >> out how to set up an array of filehandles. I'm not sure if that's the >> easiest way... >> >> Can someone point me in the right direction? > > If you are running on a Unix like system then use paste > > man paste
Yes, I learned about paste today, very handy. Unfortunately paste doesn't always work right... t1 10 14 11 15 12 13 t2 20 26 21 27 22 23 24 25 % paste t* 10 14 20 26 11 15 21 27 12 22 13 23 24 25 I would think the 22-25 should be lined up under the 21, but it doesn't do it like that. Also, paste has a limit of 12 input files, and I can envision cases where we'd need to "paste" ~100 single or double column files of different lengths. Thanks for all the responses. - Bryan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]