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>John,
>
> There's a simpler way... (perl is, typically, overkill.)
>To strip the blanks from a file, just use "sed":
>
> cat $file | sed "s/ *$//" > /tmp/strip.$$
> mv /tmp/strip.$$ $file
>
>This cats the file named "$file" - strips the blanks and writes
>the output in the file named /tmp/strip.$$. Then, it moves
>the file named strip.$$ back over the original file.
[snip]
A nominee for the "Useless use of cat" award:
cat $file | sed "s/ *$//" > /tmp/strip.$$
vs.:
sed "s/ *$//" < $file > /tmp/strip.$$
:)
