With all the debate going on, let me just say that a perl script was THE ONLY method that allowed me to change paths in 13,161 files and scripts when I moved from one provider to another. Try a *one-liner" on multiple files (13,000+) located in different directories...
With a Perl script, I can make the needed changes, make a copy of the original for back-up purposes, and move files accordingly. Will I always remember a *one-liner* that will do all that? Certainly not, but I will always have that script. Honestly, was there a better way then using a script for the above purpose? I like this list, but sometimes I think authors forget from wince they came making the "barrier to entry" difficult as if job security was an issue. ~Feel free to allow knowledge freedom~ On 3/21/06, Timothy Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Mr. Shawn H. Corey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:29 PM > >To: beginners perl > >Subject: Re: regex one liner > > > >Timothy Johnson wrote: > >> And you can't do this? > >> > >> alias pcalc='perl ~/pcalc.pl' > > > >No. With alias, I can create an alias file that works with sh (and ksh, > >bash) and csh (and tcsh). This would be dot'ed in your .profile as: > > > > . ~/.alias > > > >or source'd in your .cshrc as: > > > > source ~/.alias > > > >If you want the same as a script: > > > > mv ~/pcalc.pl ~/bin/pcalc > > > > It works on my SunOS box using bash. I can set an alias to the > command-line for launching my script without moving it into any special > directories, and yes, I am much more familiar with Windows than any > flavor of UNIX, so I'm aware that I might not be following best > practices, but that's not the point. I'm not completely sure you didn't > get my point, however. > > >BTW, out here in the real world (that would be UNIX), <snip> > > > > Beyond being rude and immature, this is off-topic. Please don't try to > start a "my OS is better than your OS" war. > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > > >
