Stripping characters from a file and reformatting according to another one
Dear experts,
my problem is pretty tricky.
I want to change a file (see attached input.txt), according to another file (help.txt). The output that is desired is in output.txt. The example is attached.
Note that
-dashes should not be treated specially, they are considered normal characters, too.
-whatever is stripped from the first entry of the input.txt according to the help.txt should be stripped at the identical position in the second entry. (entries are separated by >)
I will really appreciate any help!
Hi there, if i have some strings ie
test_324423
test_242332
test_767667
but I only want the number part (the bolded bit) how do I strip the leftmost 5 characters from the output so that i will have just
324423
242332
767667
any help would be greatly appreciated
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Perl::Critic::Policy::InputOutput::ProhibitTwoArgOpen(3)User Contributed Perl DocumentatioPerl::Critic::Policy::InputOutput::ProhibitTwoArgOpen(3)NAME
Perl::Critic::Policy::InputOutput::ProhibitTwoArgOpen - Write "open $fh, q{<}, $filename;" instead of "open $fh, "<$filename";".
AFFILIATION
This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.
DESCRIPTION
The three-argument form of "open" (introduced in Perl 5.6) prevents subtle bugs that occur when the filename starts with funny characters
like '>' or '<'. The IO::File module provides a nice object-oriented interface to filehandles, which I think is more elegant anyway.
open( $fh, '>output.txt' ); # not ok
open( $fh, q{>}, 'output.txt' ); # ok
use IO::File;
my $fh = IO::File->new( 'output.txt', q{>} ); # even better!
It's also more explicitly clear to define the input mode of the file, as in the difference between these two:
open( $fh, 'foo.txt' ); # BAD: Reader must think what default mode is
open( $fh, '<', 'foo.txt' ); # GOOD: Reader can see open mode
This policy will not complain if the file explicitly states that it is compatible with a version of perl prior to 5.6 via an include
statement, e.g. by having "require 5.005" in it.
CONFIGURATION
This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.
NOTES
There are two cases in which you are forced to use the two-argument form of open. When re-opening STDIN, STDOUT, or STDERR, and when doing
a safe pipe open, as described in perlipc.
SEE ALSO
IO::Handle
IO::File
AUTHOR
Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <jeff@imaginative-software.com>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Imaginative Software Systems. All rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
perl v5.16.3 2014-06-09 Perl::Critic::Policy::InputOutput::ProhibitTwoArgOpen(3)