in reply to Add a line to the end of a file

It shouldn't load the file into memory. There is no reason for it.

I also don't think that there is a better way to do it.

But this ain't a perl question,

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Re: Re: Add a line to the end of a file
by tachyon (Chancellor) on Feb 17, 2004 at 23:08 UTC

    I also don't think that there is a better way to do it.

    How about just: 

    echo 'stuff' >> file.txt

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    This will be much faster and use buckets less memory than firing up a full blown perl interpretter. Works on Win32 or *nix. It's shorter. Better? Depends what you need.... As always YMMV. 

    C:\>echo Hello World! > better

C:\>date /T >> better

C:\>type better
Hello World!
Tue 17/02/2004

C:\>

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    cheers

    tachyon

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      Did he say the appending to the log is the only thing his script does? Nope, he didn't. So as usualy I'd assume that this logging is just a part of a more complex perl script. An echo wouldn't be of much use, don't you aggree?

      Update (at -1): Yes! Come on! Downvote me! Hey! What's wrong with this! Please explain...
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Re: Re: Add a line to the end of a file
by hardburn (Abbot) on Feb 17, 2004 at 22:25 UTC

    Actually, it is a perl question, at least in part, though it's not really a Perl question. (See my other reply).

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