"Gerrit P. Haase" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marc schrieb: > > > mc@MILLENIUM:~/test/perldestroy# cat test.txt > > this is > > a test > > for cygwin > > mc@MILLENIUM:~/test/perldestroy# perl -i -ne 's/this/works/' test.txt > > Can't do inplace edit on test.txt: Permission denied. > > mc@MILLENIUM:~/test/perldestroy# ls > > any idea ? > > It is gone. > > Use perl -i.bak instead.
Not to mention to use -p and *not* -n. The -n option will not write back to the file, so it will end up having size zero. Peter -- Where do bit streams end? In bit rivers? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
