Hi,
> > The following function would do the work:
> >
> > prependate()
> > {
> > while true; do
> > read line
> > s=$(date +"${1:-%X %x: }")
> > echo "$line" | awk "{ sub(\"^\", \"$s\"); print; fflush }"
> > done
> > }
>
> prependate() { awk '{ printf "%s %s\n", strftime("%x %X"), $0; fflush; }' }
ok, I consider myself beaten.
> > Anyway, with comments, error handling, proper indenting, etc., you won't
> > end up with thaat much less lines than in C.
>
> Buncombe. :-)
With shebang, comment and breaking, you end up with appr. seven lines.
I consider this a linear factor compared to 50. ;-)
Regards, Julian
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