how to write perl substitute command in shell scripts - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

param_it · #1 (**permalink**) 07-02-2007

How to write perl substitute command in shell script without invoking a perl script file seperately.

for ex:

shell script to relace IT with CSC in a file using perl substitute command.

kamitsin · #2 (**permalink**) 07-02-2007

Code:

#!/bin/ksh
/usr/bin/perl -i -pe 's/IT/CSC/g'

Just out of curiosity, why do you want to do this? You can do this easily with sed !!

Shell_Life · #3 (**permalink**) 07-02-2007

Kamitsin,
It smells like homework.

param_it · #4 (**permalink**) 07-03-2007

i need to replace the string in unix file.
On opening the same file am getting line too long error. So using sed will not work.

Thanks for ur reply

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