Re^2: s/// + tr/// when perl -ni -e on semi-colons in one liners echoed to files

ok, thanks for the quick reply. It seems I was assuming -i edits 'in place'. And -n / -p only controlled if STDOUT was printed to or not.(i think it was SED).

Just trying to analyse more complex stuff while tripping over the 'simple' stuff...

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Re^3: s/// + tr/// when perl -ni -e on semi-colons in one liners echoed to files by Anonymous Monk on Nov 18, 2012 at 12:57 UTC
Just trying to analyse more complex stuff while tripping over the 'simple' stuff... You can always read all about it :) in place edit EDIT AND BACKUP FILES SAFELY ARGV::readonly Iterator::Diamond Iterator::Files -pi.orig -pi.bak Write to existing file with character insert, Dangerous diamonds! safe diamonds FMTYEWTK About Mass Edits In Perl - Perl.com Good-bye Unix filter idiom	[reply]
Re^4: s/// + tr/// when perl -ni -e on semi-colons in one liners echoed to files by Don Coyote (Hermit) on Nov 18, 2012 at 13:12 UTC
Yes, maybe one for the chatterbox on reflection. I'm reading a lot about a lot, ~~packages~~,~~modules~~,~~symbols~~, today. Then this invocation frustration arose. Couldn't see the wood for the trees. These one liners do seem to have a way of over extending themselves.	[reply]