Hi Perl Gurus; I am recently assigned to modify hundreds of unix files by inserting few snipets of code after certain lines containing certain strings. The insertable snipets and the strings are varied depending on the filename. I thought about using a Unix scripting language to automate the mechanical task. However, I am a C++ and C programmer and don't know much about Perl, Awk, or Sed. I just know they exist. I staretd to learn Perl today using an online tutorial. However due to that time pressure, I was wondering if there is any book, website or anyplace that would have some code already doing the same thing, except maybe for minor modifications? Thanks in advance

In reply to Manipulating File Contents Interactively by TheWorldPeace

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