Re: need help:insert a line in a textfile

And an alternative for a test on $. for each line of the file:

    $ perl -pwle 'BEGIN {print "First Line!"}' your_file
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Or even

    $ perl -Mstrict='}, print +("First Line"), qw {' -pwle1 your_file
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Abigail

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Re: Re: need help:insert a line in a textfile by jmcnamara (Monsignor) on Sep 11, 2003 at 13:32 UTC
Not testing `$.` is more efficient but it is worth pointing out that this doesn't work with -i. -- John.	[reply]