Re: Is something wrong with the below Script??

You can edit files in place using perl -i

Vivek
-- In accordance with the prarabdha of each, the One whose function it is to ordain makes each to act. What will not happen will never happen, whatever effort one may put forth. And what will happen will not fail to happen, however much one may seek to prevent it. This is certain. The part of wisdom therefore is to stay quiet.

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Re^2: Is something wrong with the below Script?? by Anonymous Monk on May 19, 2009 at 06:41 UTC
According to perlrun, -i doesn't actually edit in-place, it opens 2 filehandles and does renaming :)	[reply]
Re^3: Is something wrong with the below Script?? by wol (Hermit) on May 19, 2009 at 11:27 UTC
That may be true, but does it matter? -- use JAPH; print JAPH::asString();	[reply]
Re^4: Is something wrong with the below Script?? by Anonymous Monk on May 19, 2009 at 11:37 UTC
koti688 seems to think it does.	[reply]
Re^5: Is something wrong with the below Script?? by wol (Hermit) on May 19, 2009 at 13:44 UTC
Re^6: Is something wrong with the below Script?? by Anonymous Monk on May 20, 2009 at 03:48 UTC