Re^3: Shortest way to replace a string

The spec was "shortest" and that's 10 keystrokes longer; and certainly no more efficient :)

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Re^4: Shortest way to replace a string by hdb (Monsignor) on Sep 12, 2013 at 05:34 UTC
Short? How about this? `s/^(30\.00).*? /$1.00.00 /;` [download] UPDATE: Added the missing space in the "replace" bit.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Shortest way to replace a string by hippo (Archbishop) on Sep 12, 2013 at 14:11 UTC
`s/^(30\.00)\S+/$1.00.00/;` is two fewer.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Shortest way to replace a string by choroba (Cardinal) on Sep 11, 2013 at 23:24 UTC
It does not match ٧, though. لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply]
Re^5: Shortest way to replace a string by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 11, 2013 at 23:32 UTC
It does not match ٧, though. Deliberately so. The day anyone shows me a real program doing math with non-Hindu-Arabic numerals, I'll consider that as a requirement. And then disregard it completely unless it is explicitly specified. In just the same way that I do not walk around permanently looking up -- just in case an iceberg should fall from the sky -- I do not program to cater for marginal, statistically unlikely, possibilities, unless there is some realistic expectation that they may occur. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]