Hi all
I know there is a flip flop option but I'm not sure thats what I need..
Here is what I want to do - and I have no idea how to do this.
Basically I have a section of text that I am doing a search and replace
operation. The problem is what if the search text doesn't exist - I st
On 2/3/02 12:06, "Steven M. Klass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I know there is a flip flop option but I'm not sure thats what I need..
> Here is what I want to do - and I have no idea how to do this.
>
> Basically I have a section of text that I am doing a search and replace
> opera
On Sat, 2 Mar 2002, Steven M. Klass wrote:
> if (/start/ .. /end/){
>s/^foo/bar/;
>
> }
Just add an alternative match:
if (/start/ .. /end/) {
s/^foo/bar/ or s/^/bar/ ;
}
--
"The only thing that helps me maintain my slender grip on reality is the
friendshi
On Mar 3, Todd A. Jacobs said:
>On Sat, 2 Mar 2002, Steven M. Klass wrote:
>
>> if (/start/ .. /end/){
>>s/^foo/bar/;
>>
>> }
>
> s/^foo/bar/ or s/^/bar/ ;
You can just say:
s/^(foo)?/bar/;
or, if you like,
s/^(?:foo)?/bar/;
or even omit the ^.
--
Jeff "japhy" Pinyan
Hi again,
But how does this allow me to say "Search for foo and replace it with bar.
if you get to the end without finding foo add this line (which incidentally
is the full line including foo and bar)
Example
File contains
foo1 = bar1
foo2 = bar2
foo4 = bar4
search for foo1 and repla
