> 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;
}

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let me know if you need explanation of what this does.
HTH
Jim







 


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