if i do this
   <replaceregexp file="Document.txt"
                             match="def.*\n"
                             replace=""
                             byline="fasle" />
 
on this
---
abc
def
geh
---
i get
---
abc
geh
---
but i expected the regexp to be gready  so that i would get
---
abc
---

tibi




ps emailing by my self but now  would like some input :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tibor Strausz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 3:01 PM
> To: 'Ant Users List'
> Subject: RE: replaceregexp remove line
> 
> 
> this works
> :-)
>     <replaceregexp file="${src}"
>                              match="oldstuff\n"
>                              replace=""
>                              byline="fasle" />
>     
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tibor Strausz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 9:37 AM
> > To: Ant Users List (E-mail)
> > Subject: replaceregexp remove line
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > can i remove a line using replaceregexp??
> > <replaceregexp file="${src}" 
> >     match="oldstuff\s*" 
> >     replace="" />
> > i still and up with an empty line
> > 
> > tibi
> > 
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