If you want a 2 line strcat for Haskell: import System(getArgs) main = getArgs >>= print.length.concat.flip replicate "hello\n".read.head granted, Haskell is already the shortest one of these, but... Also, curry is not a Haskell compiler. curry is a curry compiler. -- Roland Dowdeswell http://www.Imrryr.ORG/~elric/