* Brian Clark ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [Feb 01. 2002 00:33]: > > $ cat dynacolor.sh > > #!/bin/sh > > awk '{printf("color index yellow default \"~f %s ~N\"\n", $1);}' <addrs.txt
By the way, if anyone else wants to do this and the lines in addrs.txt have spaces, use $0 rather than $1. awk '{printf("color index yellow default \"~f \\\"%s\\\" ~N\"\n", $0);}' < addrs.txt Thank, David. Neat trick. -- Brian Clark | Avoiding the general public since 1805! Fingerprint: 07CE FA37 8DF6 A109 8119 076B B5A2 E5FB E4D0 C7C8 It's never too late to panic.