Knocking a few chars off yours for perl -le 'print join$/,map{y/01/NY/;$_}map unpack("b5",chr),0..31'
and shrunk a few more by removing the join and using sprintf: perl -le 'print map{y/10 /YN/;$_}map{sprintf"%5b$/",$_}0..31' On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Uri Guttman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > someone posted (and it wasn't homework) for an easy way to get all > possible combos of YN (5 chars so 32 answers). he got some basic > multiline answers but i think it makes for a great golf problem. > > here is my first pass which i am sure can be easily bested. i haven't > even squeezed out the white spaces but it does work. > > golf away! > > uri > > perl -le 'print join "\n", map {tr/01/NY/; $_} map unpack( "b5", chr), 0 > .. 31' > > -- > Uri Guttman ------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------- http://www.sysarch.com-- > ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support > ------ > --------- Free Perl Training --- http://perlhunter.com/college.html--------- > --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com--------- >