In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Diego Delgado Lages <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >cat file-name | wc -l
I always wonder why people insist on doing cat file | otherprogram instead of just otherprogram < file Which is exactly the same, but saves processing time. Even DOS people do this, while DOS doesn't even multitask .. cat file | otherprogram is the same as cat file > tmpfile; otherprogram < tmpfile. Oh well I need coffee I think Mike. -- Indifference will certainly be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?