Dotan Cohen wrote: >> Not pretty but how about >> `ekiga | head -2 | tail -1` >> >> (note use of backticks) >> >> > > That's creative! It doesn't seem to work on this system, I will try on > Real Debian (tm) when I get home. However, it does require > foreknowledge of the output, which I suppose is all right if the user > can run the same command again. > > I just thought that there would be a command made for this, as it > seems to be a common situation. I did not think that it would have to > resort to hacks. >
Like you said, it does require foreknowledge of the output. So there is no way to make a one-size-fits-all solution, be it a command-line trick or a program. If you told us exactly what you want to achieve, we might be able to help you better. -- Every cloud engenders not a storm. -- William Shakespeare, "Henry VI" Eduardo M KALINOWSKI edua...@kalinowski.com.br -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org