On Monday, July 8, 2002, at 12:55 AM, Todd Wade wrote:
> > "David Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > >> 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. > but he does what do to a 'tr' within the braces so this is a start: s/{(old)}/{$1}/g; but then the right side has to do an eval(tr///) or somesuch - it's too late for me to work it out before i turn into a mushmelon at midnaught.
