On 3/16/06, Zembower, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/rrdmonitoring$ cat /proc/net/dev|perl -ne > '/eth0:(\d+)\s+.*/; print $1;'
The -n flag means you're running that code in a loop. Every time through the loop, you're printing $1, even if the pattern didn't match. Somebody else will have to give you the Useless Use of cat award. I haven't seen one of those in years. :-) Hope this helps! --Tom Phoenix Stonehenge Perl Training -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
