On Thu, Aug 31, 2000 at 07:59:31PM +0200, Dan Zetterstrom wrote: > Why not use the "function" we already got, tr? Something like: > > tr///l # Translate only _l_eading characters matching. > tr///t # Translate only _t_railing characters matching. > > With "Only leading" I mean translate from start/end until you find a > character not matching. Then you can do nifty things such as: Um, that would radically change the meaning of tr///. Better to use s/^// and s/$//. -Scott -- Jonathan Scott Duff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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