note grinder <blockquote><i>what if i don't want to always print out a newline? Simple, just use printf.</i></blockquote> <p>For years, I have been sitting here, railing and fuming silently against the supposed "brokenness" of <tt>printf</tt>'s disrespect for <tt>-l</tt>. It's something I'd always put aside as a non-orthogonal oddity of the language.</p> <p>My anger blinded me to the possibility of using my opponent's strength to my own advantage -- a classic judo move.</p> <p>Thank-you for letting me see the error of my ways.</p> <p>jeffa++</p> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-29008"> <p align="right"><font size="-2">&bull; another intruder with the mooring in the heart of the Perl</font></p> </div></div> 468609 468777