Steve Hemond wrote: > > Hi ppl, Hello,
> I need to insert the ESC character followed by a couple of other > characters at the beginning of a text file without overwriting it. What > is the best way to do it? AFAIK most, if not all, modern file systems will not allow you to add data to the beginning of a file without reading and writing the entire file. John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
