Re^2: in file insert character in every row on nth position

your command works perfectly.any clue how to write this command in a script ?

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Re^3: in file insert character in every row on nth position by hippo (Archbishop) on Feb 11, 2016 at 20:29 UTC
any clue how to write this command in a script ? Sure, that's an FAQ.	[reply]
Re^3: in file insert character in every row on nth position by Discipulus (Canon) on Feb 12, 2016 at 09:09 UTC
Let Perl (well B::Deparse ) eplain it to you: `perl -pi -e "s/^(.{13})/$1:/;" -MO=Deparse BEGIN { $^I = ""; } LINE: while (defined($_ = <ARGV>)) { s/^(.{13})/$1:/; } continue { die "-p destination: $!\n" unless print $_; } -e syntax OK` [download] L* There are no rules, there are no thumbs.. Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.	[reply] [d/l]