> -----Original Message----- > From: Dylan Boudreau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 3:04 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Putting output back in the same file it came from > > > Here is what I am trying to do. I want to read all the files in a > directory searching for a specific string, if the string is > found I want > it to be either changed or deleted depending on what I enter as a > replacement string. I know I can do it by putting the output to a > separate file and then just copying the new file over the old > one but is > there a way I can just change/delete that string in the original file?
see perldoc -q 'change one line' for a general discussion of this issue. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
