On Wed, 26 Mar 1997 04:50:29 -0800 (PST), Paul Goyette <paul@pgoyette.bdt.com> wrote: > Actually, you can do it like this (having just tried it): > > # sed 's/\&/\\\ > /' filename1 >filename2 Although I realize it may not be exactly what he wants, you can also do it with tr: tr '&' '\n' <filename1 >filename2 Ken