First way: ed file g/^/a w q Note that there is a blank after the "a" in <<g/^/a >>. Your editor may not have this feature, but then again it might. Second way: Stick .nf .pl 1 .ls 2 at the beginning of the file and run it through nroff. Dave Sherman Toronto -- {allegra,cornell,decvax,ihnp4,linus,utzoo}!utcsrgv!dave