def writer(afile):
        for line in afile:
                print "Boo!"
                (lsstdin, lsstdout) = os.popen2("ls -l %s" % (line, ))
                (awkstdin, awkstdout) = os.popen2("awk '{print $5}'")
                for lsline in lsstdout:
                        print "Boo2!"
                        awkstdout.write(lsline)
                        for awkline in awkstdout:
                                print "Boo3!"
                                afile.write(awkline)