Re: Numbering instances of a String in a file

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Re^2: Numbering instances of a String in a file by Anonymous Monk on Jun 07, 2010 at 18:51 UTC
The perl community has a strong unix tradition. The programs above are written as filters and can be called on the command line as: `perl mycode.pl < inputfile > outputfile` [download] or `cat inputfile \| perl mycode.pl > outputfile` [download] etc....	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Numbering instances of a String in a file by Anonymous Monk on Jun 07, 2010 at 18:55 UTC
Oh, and I forgot to mention, by the magic of the "<>" operator, the input file can just be mentioned as an argument to the program: `perl mycode.pl inputfile > outputfile` [download]	[reply] [d/l]