From: James Edward Gray II Date: 2005-09-26T21:55:04+09:00 Subject: Re: noob question On Sep 26, 2005, at 12:32 AM, Brian Mitchell wrote: > ARGF is another odd tool for some tasks. I recommend avoiding it > unless it is for simple scripts. I'm not sure why you say this. ARGF is a tool for building Unix style filters. If you believe filters are the way to go in data processing, as I do, you use it all the time. James Edward Gray II