•Re: multiline inplace edit

How is this any different from:

perl -pi -e 'BEGIN { $/ = undef } s/foo/bar/g' file1.txt file2.txt ...
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That's easier than remembering to install a program. {grin}

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Re^2: multiline inplace edit by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Aug 07, 2003 at 09:09 UTC
How about `-0777` instead of that clumsy BEGIN? ;) See perldoc perlrun. tongue in cheek Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]
Re: multiline inplace edit by meonkeys (Chaplain) on Aug 07, 2003 at 01:16 UTC
Damn. I knew it. Well, hope someone enjoys reading it, anyway! :) --- "A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack."	[reply]


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