From: GREG CARRARA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hello, > I'm trying to search for a word and replace it multiple files at a > windows command prompt with the following: > > perl -pi -e 's/wordToFind/replaceWithThisWord/gi'*.fileExtension > > This errors out. I've tried to replace the delimiters / with - to no > effect. Does someone know how to alter this to make it work under > Windows? thanks! gc
perl -pi -e "s/wordToFind/replaceWithThisWord/gi" *.fileExtension Change the type of quotes and put a space behind them (though I think the second thing was just a typo:) Jenda ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] === http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ===== When it comes to wine, women and song, wizards are allowed to get drunk and croon as much as they like. -- Terry Pratchett in Sourcery -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
