On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Casey R. Tweten wrote:
> cat /etc/passwd | perl -nfe 'print((split/:/)[0])'
>
> -f is just like $|=1 or, for example, $fh->autoflush(1);
When did -f come into being? Or was this just a proposed new switch?
> This, by the way (even as a test) was agravating to me because in order to
> get decent output I really had to do this:
>
> cat /etc/passwd | perl -nfe '$\="\n";print((split/:/)[0])'
>
> or
>
> cat /etc/passwd | perl -nfe 'print((split/:/)[0]."\n")'
So add -l to your line. Presto, instant newlines after every print!
Cheers,
Philip
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