> I have a file whose format looks like this: > > name1 name2 name3 > name4 name5 name6, etc. > > The names are separated by spaces. I need the names to be > one name per > line, like this: > > name1 > name2 > name3, etc. >
Here is one way: while (<>) { @line = split; print "$_\n" for @line; } ---- let me know if you need explanation of what this does. HTH Jim -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>