I think some people ask for deletions because, on reflection, they are embarrassed about asking an 'obvious' question. Sometimes that is a shame because, as you point out grep, there could be some valuable info for others to find in a search. I know that I have asked some 'obvious' questions in the past and have felt a little silly after the fact (we've all posted those) and perhaps wished the node would go away. Glad I left them alone though as I can always go back and look at how my Perl skills have improved over the years.

Nice post grep.

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