>   #!/usr/bin/perl
> 
>   my $showme = shift
>     or die "Usage: $0 <PATTERN> [FILES]\n";
> 
>   while (defined(my $line = <>)) {
>     $_ .= $line;
>     next unless eof;                             # [1]
> 
>     my $prefix = ($ARGV eq '-')? '' : "$ARGV: "; # [2]
> 
>     print "${prefix}$1\n" while /($showme)/mgi;
>     $_ = '';
>   }


Pretty neat, Steve, thanks.  The only thing that'd be nice to fix is making
it so it gives the usage line if you enter:

% showme 'ah\d'

instead of waiting for STDIN.  Aside from that it works perfectly.  And I
learned a few things in the process.

Thanks again.

- Bryan


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