On 5 June, 08:53, Steve <vvw...@googlemail.com> wrote: > I am new to Python and am wanting to replace characters in a very > large text file.....6 GB > In plain language what I wish to do is: > > Remove all comma's > Replace all @ with comma's > Save as a new file. > > Any of you clever people know the best way to do this......idiot guide > please. > > Thanks > > Steve
Many thanks for your suggestions. sed -i 's/Hello/hello/g' file Run twice on the CL..with the hello's changed for my needs did it in a few minutes , Again thanks Steve -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
