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help on a perl script to edit file
Hi,

sample file looks like this..

<hp>
<name>
<detail>adsg</detail>
...
...
</name><ft>4264</ft>
</hp>

I need to edit the last but one line using perl script. I want the format to be ..

<hp>
<name>
<detail>adsg</detail>
...
...
</name>
<ft>4264</ft>
</hp>

Thanks
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Like s%</name><ft>%</name>\n<ft>% you mean?
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sorry i did not get your question but, all i need is to split the last but one line into 2lines ..

</name><ft>4264</ft>

CONVERT TO

</name>
<ft>4264</ft>

Please let me know if i am not clear on this.

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Maybe guess what I posted was not a question, but a snippet of Perl?
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oh .. is it a perl code that you are suggesting??
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Hi,

sample file looks like this..

<hp>
<name>
<detail>adsg</detail>
...
...
</name><ft>4264</ft>
</hp>

I need to edit the last but one line using perl script. I want the format to be ..

<hp>
<name>
<detail>adsg</detail>
...
...
</name>
<ft>4264</ft>
</hp>

Thanks
Any help on this one please .. thanks
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something like this
Code:
sed 's/<\/name>/<\/name>\n/' a1
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hi,
sorry about that .. will make sure that wont happen again.

thanks for your reply, but i am looking for perl code, can you be able to help me with that.
Thanks again!
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And are you at all familiar with Perl?
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