Jonathan Musto wrote: > > Hi again all, Hello,
> Thanks for the help before it worked a treat. What i'm looking to do now > with this file: > > ght-Skem > ght-Skem > ght-Skem > hjy-TOB > hjy-TOB > hjy-TOB > etc....etc.... > > Aswell as removing the repeated data, i could also do with some type of > count next to the device that shows how many times it was repeated. Like: > > ght-Skem 3 > hjy-TOB 3 > etc...etc... > > Does anyone know of a way this could be done? perl -i~ -lne'$u{$_}++}{print"$_ $u{$_}"for keys%u' your_text_file John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]