# Untested
use strict;
use warnings;
open my $fh, '<', my_file;
while(<$fh>){
if ($_ !~ /my_string/) {
# Do something
}
}
The other way would be on shell -
# Untested
grep my_string my_file
if [ $? -eq 1 ]
then
echo "Do something"
fi
~Parag
On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Matt <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am looking for a simple way to test if a file does not contain a
> string. This is on a linux box.
>
> if myfile does not contain mystring {
> #do_something;
> }
>
> The file is basically a list of names and I want to test that a
> certain name is not in there. Is there an easy way to do that?
>
> --
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected]
> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
> http://learn.perl.org/
>
>
>
