If your definition of 'clean' includes having the columns line up, you can
have endless fun with the lft & rht functions, as in

:file x = x, old
:echo ![lft("!hpuser ",10)] ![lft("!hpaccount ",10)] ![rht(" !hpconnmins",10)]
>>*x


I have some command files that simplify some of the task, partly by hardwiring
some of my preferences...  Posted them on March 14 under the subject 'backup
logging (long, sorry)'

Dave Powell,  MMfab

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Stigers" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 20:12
Subject: [HP3000-L] writing a line of variables to a permanent file


> I have a request to capture some info, most of which is available as
> variables, and the rest of which can easily be set as variables. With that,
> what is a clean way to append such a line to a permanent file?
>
> Greg Stigers
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