Robert P. J. Day wrote:
i understand that that's not indicated on the man page. on the other hand, is there any reason that it *wasn't* done that way?You need some reason to type: sed -e 's/\(.*\):\(.*\):\(.*\):\(.*\):\(.*\):\(.*\):\(.*\)/\7:\1/'you are a truly sick person, and should seek help.
But it says what you wanted fairly clearly and in much more re-usable terms that a minimalist tool like cut.
-- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
