[ale] perl, *nix, or user error

[fletch at phydeaux.org (Fletch)]

>>>>> "Cade" == Cade Thacker <linux at cade.org> writes:


[...]

    Cade> It will print things out one at a time if I put a '\n' at
    Cade> the end of any 'print' lines, but I want the count on one
    Cade> line.

    Cade> Can anyone help? Do I need to flush the buffer or something?

        Yes, you're `suffering from buffering'.  Do a google search
for that term for MJD's article of the same name, and look in perldoc
perlvar for $|.

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