I don't think it is greedy with newlines.
you could use the s flag:
<replaceregexp file="style/Document.txt"
match="def.*"
replace=""
byline="false"
flags="s"/>
this seems to work.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tibor Strausz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 16 August 2002 14:08
To: 'Ant Users List'
Subject: RE: replaceregexp remove line
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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