Sashidhar wrote:
> 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.
>
The problem is a limitation of the filing system itself. The starting
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Sashidhar wrote:
>
> --- "John W. Krahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Sashidhar wrote:
> > >
> > > 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 t
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,
>
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 de
