In article <000701c19bba$0af78320$1f58a9cb@S7575530>, Leon wrote: > { > my $count = 0; > open FILE, 'perl_script.pl' or die "$!\n"; > while (<FILE>){ > $count++; > print "Line $count: $_"; > }; > close FILE; > };
You could even do that in a one-liner: $ perl -pe'printf("%03i : ", $.)' perl_script.pl or, under Windows: C:\> perl -pe"printf('%03i : ', $.)" perl_script.pl The $. variable hold the number of the current line being read. (see perldoc perlvar) -- briac Six darting carps. Joshu departs near a dojo. Five old men. A dove. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]