>"Jenda Krynicky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>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
Thanks for the response! However, when I try this perl -pi -e "s/wordToFind/replaceWithThisWord/gi" *.ext with ActivePerl 5.6.1, on Windows 2000, I receive the error: CAN'T DO IN PLACE EDIT WITHOUT BACKUP Could this have something to do with Perl not reading from and writing to a file at the same time? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
