Re^5: copy line with character

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Thanks again! Exactly what I was looking for! I really like what Perl is capable of doing as this makes simplifying files easier than copy and pasting. I had a friend teaching me but he ended up moving out of state. :( Glad I found this website.

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Re^6: copy line with character by stevieb (Canon) on Nov 23, 2015 at 20:33 UTC
Perl does stand for (by some accounts, including the creator, Larry Wall): "Practical Extraction and Reporting Language". Another nickname is "Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister"... so yep, it was designed for this kind of work from day one!	[reply]

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