Rob Dixon wrote: > ... > You're right, I'm wrong, and I hereby resign. > > perl -p -i -e "redo if /^\s*$/" file.ext > > is completely wrong, as the redo doesn't pull in the next line from > the input. It simply retests the same blank line indefinitely. The > neater > > perl -p -i -e "s/^\s*$//" file.ext > > is the correct way.
Why not just perl -pi -e 'next if /^$/'; # skip empty lines or, perl -pi -e 'next unless /\S/'; # skip lines containing only whitespace -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
