On 7/23/07, Chas Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 7/22/07, cute <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now i create a temp file to store changed content. > is there a simple way to change file content without creating temp > files? > > ie: > > while(<>) > { > tr/[a-e]/[1-5]/g > print TEMP, $_ > }You can use inplace-editing. Either use -i on the #! line or fiddle with the $^i. However, this still uses a temp file (just in the background). Read more in perldoc perlrun perldoc perlvar
That should be $^I not $^i, sorry. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
