> column 1 is 22 and column 2 is ssh > column 1 is 25 and column 2 is smtp > column 1 is 80 and column 2 is http
looks like a pattern substitution. Prepend "column 1 is " to each line and substitute the space with "column 2 is ". Use cr to deliniate lines instead of space. I agree with erik, if you're looking for bare bones, then awk is probably the way to go. I look forward to see his example in action. tack
