I may have to change the length of the files. Is there no way, like manipulating the inode entries to reflect any changes in the length. Ofcourse, I realize that this is specific to the linux/unix env.
--- "John W. Krahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sashidhar wrote: > > > > Hello, > > Hello, > > > I am dealing with text files of sizes > 2 GB. I have to modify just the top 2 > lines > > of such files. Is there a way in Perl to modify just the first 'n' lines of the > file > > without having to process rest of the file as it involves a lot of IO and time. > > It depends. If the modifications don't change the length of the file > then you can do it. If the modifications increase or decrease the > length of the file then you have to process the entire file. > > > John > -- > use Perl; > program > fulfillment > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
