"David Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I have a text file with occasional strings enclosed in braces:
> kdkdkiwiwdkdkdk {iwidkwidkw} kdkdkdwiwiwkdkdk . . .
>
> I would like to use tr/// to modify the characters within the braces,
while
> leaving the rest of the file unchanged.
tr///; is the wrong tool. you want s///;
$ perl -e '($_ = <STDIN>) =~ s/{old}/{new}/g;print();'
im {old}, your old, whos {old}?
im {new}, your old, whos {new}?
Is that what you are looking for?
Todd W.
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