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From: jpd@tardis.cl.msu.edu (Joe P. DeCello)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: file manipulation (easy question I think)
Message-ID: <1991Jun17.200748.19324@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
Date: 17 Jun 91 20:07:48 GMT
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What is this best (easiest) way in which to get the first word
of each line in a text file to a single line in a new text file?

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