Tassilo von Parseval wrote: > > chomp; > > I don't think that the entries in @ARGV contain newlines at the end. > Actually I know they don't. :-) >
That's good. and that is why chomp is an excellent choice for this context. Because the OP may not know, or be sure of, that fact. The chomp function is custom-designed for cases of uncertainty,.and is perfectly safe in cases where there is no tail-junk to remove. Please don't discourage its use. Joseph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]