#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my $count = 0; while (<>) { $count += s/foo/bar/g; print; } print "Nothing found!\n" unless $count; #### H:\>cat try1.txt bla blurb foo foo foo lilalu H:\>cat try2.txt bla blurb fuu fuu fuu lilalu H:\>cat try1.txt | perl try.pl bla blurb bar bar bar lilalu H:\>cat try2.txt | perl try.pl bla blurb fuu fuu fuu lilalu Nothing found! H:\>