Thanks Alan, That worked great. Now let me ask you this. I have another file with blank lines - no space or tabs, just carriage returns. Can I use that same line to remove those blank lines? Leonard >>> peery@xxxxxx 07/11/03 09:38AM >>> cat file | grep -v ^\ > file_nospace (that's a ^ followed by a \ followed by a space) mv file_nospace file Alan -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
