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(6): Is awk suitable for this? 2 37 (9/12/2012 3:58:52 AM) comp.lang.awk But why would anyone want to have each message with its own subject line, instead of being a thread under the same subject line? That is the question. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Blog: http... Steve

(5): Is awk suitable for this? 0 29 (9/12/2012 3:57:13 AM) comp.lang.awk Can awk change the subject lines in newsgroups so that every message can have its own subject line, instead of being in a thread under the same subject line? -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa ... Steve

Installing a new distro 23 39 (2/7/2012 3:50:03 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Last year I installed Fedora 14. Now I have got a disc with Fedora 16 on it. If I install it will it wipe all my data, or will it just upgrade the Os? -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Blog: http:... Steve

Linux screen resolution 15 28 (11/4/2010 2:38:10 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware Several times over the last 11 years i have tried to instal Linux on my computer, but have always encountered problems and given up. This week I tried again. I installed Ubuntu on an old computer, and found i... Steve

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Linux screen resolution 15 28 (11/4/2010 2:38:10 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware Several times over the last 11 years i have tried to instal Linux on my computer, but have always encountered problems and given up. This week I tried again. I installed Ubuntu on an old computer, and found i... hayesstw (42)

FREE SOFTWARE #2 #2 1 69 (4/20/2011 12:46:02 PM) comp.arch.embedded FREE SOFTWARE ********************************** http://sites.google.com/site/freesoftwareonlinedownload ... abigailfh (3)

Managing chaos awk & mc: trick 1 30 (6/26/2011 10:37:05 AM) comp.os.linux.misc It's not a trick. It's mostly what's been evolved over centuries, plus the abilities of computers to search fast. It's that we're using computers like kiddies who've just found out that they can take A4-pages ... no.top.post (346)

Good Linux to start with 80 63 (7/4/2011 1:40:05 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Which is a good Linux distro for a competent (non-Linux) computer person to install on a computer. I've heard that Debian is best, but a major pain to install, and that a newbie should avoid it. What's the n... joe.snod (40)

Installing a new distro 23 39 (2/7/2012 3:50:03 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Last year I installed Fedora 14. Now I have got a disc with Fedora 16 on it. If I install it will it wipe all my data, or will it just upgrade the Os? -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Blog: http:... hayesstw (42)

Copy/paste between clipboard and command line terminal? 23 802 (3/24/2012 11:52:50 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Is there a standard way to copy/paste between a command line terminal and the clipboard? Thanks in advance, Rui Maciel ... rui.maciel (1745)

Is awk suitable for this? 40 71 (9/10/2012 4:46:38 PM) comp.lang.awk We need these heuristics to trim out the repetative garbage that even the minimalist lynx/links fetches from http-pages. How would `awk` or other method do:- f1 : FileOfLinesToDelete from f2 : DataFil... no.top.post (346)

Mobile Expense S H I T W A R E 17 25 (1/6/2013 7:04:26 AM) comp.sys.mac.system My company just switched from some Excel expense reporting software to this Mobile Expense (www.mobilexpense.com) software which is SHITWARE in my opinion. It now takes me at least 5 times as long to produce ... nobody15 (1231)

Rationalising Addressees 8 25 (2/7/2013 11:23:55 AM) comp.databases.ms-access Hello all, I have customers in groups. A group can consist of one or more customers. However, some of the customers within a group live at the same address (such as Mr and Mrs Smith). How do I rationalise... franc.sutherland (139)