On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 11:22:48PM +0000, Phil Pereira wrote: > Is there an easy way to split "123456" into "12-34-56"?
$ perl -lne 'print "$1-$2-$3" if /(\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)/' 123456 12-34-56 $ This should start a good TIMTOWTDI thread :) Paul -- Paul Makepeace ....................................... http://paulm.com/ "What is six pence halfpenny? Two cabbages and a giraffe." -- http://paulm.com/toys/surrealism/