if you want to apply this regex to a single file, using the -i option (in place editing) might be the quickest way for you.
ie. perl -pe "tr/[a-e]/[1-5]/g" -i <filename> Tor. cute wrote: > Now i create a temp file to store changed content. > is there a simple way to change file content without creating temp > files? > > ie: > > while(<>) > { > tr/[a-e]/[1-5]/g > print TEMP, $_ > } > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/