Quincy Ntuli wrote: > I have a list @listing whose output is like ... > > data/23_59_54_20_08_2002 > data/23_59_55_20_08_2002 > data/23_59_56_20_08_2002 > data/23_59_57_20_08_2002 > data/23_59_58_20_08_2002 > data/23_59_59_20_08_2002 > > how do i search and replace occurances of > > data/ > > with nothing ( "" ) > > thanks
see if this is faster if your data always have 'data/' in front: substr($_,0,5) = '' for(@k); david -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]