> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > Of Volker Quetschke > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Perl with -i option removes files > > > Hi! > > Following szenario: > > $ echo abc > testfile > > $ perl -p -i -e 's/b/x/g' testfile > Can't do inplace edit on testfile: Permission denied. > > $ ls -l testfile > ls: testfile: No such file or directory > > If I use: > $ perl -p -i".bak" -e 's/l/x/g' testfile > > I get an unchanged testfile.bak plus a changed testfile. > > Is this a bug or feature? > > $ cygcheck -c cygwin perl > Cygwin Package Information > Package Version > cygwin 1.3.17-1 > perl 5.6.1-2 > > on Windows 2000 Professional Ver 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 3. > > I also tested this sequence on: > > [q@unics]~:{349}:$ uname -a > SunOS unics 5.8 Generic_108528-16 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise > [q@unics]~:{351}:$ perl -v > This is perl, version 5.005_03 built for sun4-solaris > > where it doesn't remove the file. > > Bye > Volker > > -- > PGP/GPG key (ID: 0x9F8A785D) available from wwwkeys.de.pgp.net > key-fingerprint 550D F17E B082 A3E9 F913 9E53 3D35 C9BA 9F8A 785D >
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