Subj : GETSTR
To   : Digital Man
From : Willowolf
Date : Thu Jan 17 2002 05:55 pm

[Reply to]: GETSTR
[Typed by]: Digital Man to Willowolf on Thu Jan 17 2002 12:27 pm

>  > The '-' being the beginning of the next string.
>  >
>  > Is there a way to have it print before the left over spaces liks so?:
>  >
>  > Name One       - comment                      - hours
>  > Name Two       - second comment               - hours
>  > Name Three     - third comment                - hours
>
> printf "%-40s" str
>
> -Rob

Right on!  :)


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