> [snip] > > > > but we still have not changed the original file, have we :-) > > There isn't a way to edit a text file anywhere except the end > without copying the data. Deleting from the beginning requires > that all data after the deletion are moved up to the start of the > file. You could do it within a buffer and write that back to the > same file, but the file would still need to be truncated to empty > it before the data was rewritten. You may as well just write it > to a new file and rename them, which the -i qualifier does > transparently.
Thanks Rob. I was not aware of this. > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
