> Thanks for the response! However, when I try this > perl -pi -e "s/wordToFind/replaceWithThisWord/gi" *.ext > with ActivePerl 5.6.1, on Windows 2000, I receive the error: > > CAN'T DO IN PLACE EDIT WITHOUT BACKUP > > Could this have something to do with Perl not reading from > and writing to a > file at the same time?
It's a Windows thing. You have to give an arg to -i: perl -pi.bak -e "s/wordToFind/replaceWithThisWord/gi" *.ext Luke -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
