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it was an example in the original camel book. [edit: i was going to delete this, but since you replied i'll leave it - it does appear (too?) in the camel book,
by andrewcooke 14y ago
it was an example in the original camel book.
[edit: i was going to delete this, but since you replied i'll leave it - it does appear (too?) in the camel book, on p 246 of my copy, but like you say, it's for a single line. hadn't opened that book in years, took me some time to find it...]
- neilk 14y agoI believe it was an example in the Perl Cookbook, but for picking a single line only. (Ancient UseNet thread: http://bit.ly/Thd4eE http://bit.ly/Thd4eE)