"Steven M. Klass" wrote: > > Hi all, > > Here is the general problem. I have a file that I need to edit but can't.
im not sure i follow you here, making a backup copy is not an option? perl -pi.bak -e 's/foo/bar/g' weird_uneditable_file;some_app weird_uneditable_file;mv weird_uneditable_file.bak weird_uneditable_file would that 'line' not work for you? /Jon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
