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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Swapping or switching 2 lines using sed Post 302263525 by null7 on Monday 1st of December 2008 08:46:14 PM
Old 12-01-2008
Hi I already refer to doc but still blur especially on regexp. Appreciate if u can explain further.

Code:
local @ARGV = ($File); # puts $File into the array @ARGV
local $^I = $Bak_ext;  # (Backup input file, output with original filename)
local $/ = undef;      # read entire file at once

For backup file i think is much easier to understand. but one question is it necessary for us to have this line local $/ = undef;. What will happen if i remove it?

Code:
                          s/   # s/ = substitute operator
                    
                    \A(.*?\n)  # \A = match at only beginning of string
                                # () = grouping
                                # .  = allow single char to match
                                # *? = match 0 or more time
                                # \n = newline
((?:\S+\s+){3}$Pattern\b.*?\n)  # () = grouping
                                # ?: Non-capturing groupings
                                # \S+  Match a non-whitespace character  1 or more times
                                # \s+  Match a whitespace character 1 or more times
                                # {3}= Match exactly 3 times
                                # \b = Match a word boundary
                                # .  = allow single char to match
                                # *? = match 0 or more time
                                # \n = newline
                       (.*?\n)  # .  = allow single char to match
                                # *? = match 0 or more time
                                # \n = newline

                 /$1$3$2/xos;   #substitute with $1$3$2. XOS?

                      print     #print balance line?

For code above, is it correct it do search n replace?(s/regexp/replacement/modifiers). Actually I still blur with the above regexp. Correct me if i'm wrong, is it the regexp match 3 times for the pattern? Smilie. I got confused what exactly it do.
For replacement line, is it $1$3$2 refer to line of the file? i tried to print out $1 to see the content but nothing happened.
I already google for XOS but no explaination about it. Hope someone can help.

Sorry to many question. Smilie

Rgrds.

 

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