Ramprasad A Padmanabhan wrote: > > Hello all Hello,
> I am using redhat linux 7.2 > > I am required to delete the last line of a file. Now I am doing a > cumbersome thing like this > > perl -e '@_=<>;pop @_;print @_;' $FILE > $FILE.tmp > mv $FILE.tmpl $FILE > > Cant I do it any better Here is one way to do it. :-) perl -MTie::File -e'tie @file,"Tie::File",shift;pop @file' $FILE John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]