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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Script to search and replace Post 302716573 by chetansingh23 on Tuesday 16th of October 2012 03:34:32 PM
Old 10-16-2012
Hi

Your input was very helpful and it works.
My requirement is that i will input a text and it will search in all the files in a directory and after which it will ask for the text need to be replaced and once i provide the new text it will replace it in all the files it found.
 

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Net::Sieve::Script::Rule(3pm)				User Contributed Perl Documentation			     Net::Sieve::Script::Rule(3pm)

NAME
Net::Sieve::Script::Rule - parse and write rules in sieve scripts SYNOPSIS
use Net::Sieve::Script::Rule; my $pRule = Net::Sieve::Script::Rule->new ( ctrl => $ctrl, test_list => $test_list, block => $block, order => $order ); or my $rule = Net::Sieve::Script::Rule->new(); my $cond = Net::Sieve::Script::Condition->new('header'); $cond->match_type(':contains'); $cond->header_list('"Subject"'); $cond->key_list('"Re: Test2"'); my $actions = 'fileinto "INBOX.test"; stop;'; $rule->add_condition($cond); $rule->add_action($actions); print $rule->write; DESCRIPTION
CONSTRUCTOR
new Arguments : order => : optionnal set priority for rule ctrl => : optionnal default 'if', else could be 'else', 'elsif' or 'vacation' test_list => : optionnal conditions by string or by Condition Object block => : optionnal block of commands Returns : Net::Sieve::Script::Rule object Set accessors alternate : as param ctrl conditions : first condition in tree actions : array of actions objects priority : rule order in script, main id for rule require : METHODS
equals return 1 if rules are equals write Return rule in text format write_condition set require for used conditions return conditions in text format write_action set require for used actions return actions in text format delete_condition Purpose : delete condition by rule, delete all block on delete anyof/allof delete single anyof/allof block : single condition move up Arguments : condition id Returns : 1 on success, 0 on error add_condition Purpose : add condition to rule, add 'allof' group on second rule Arguments : string or Condition object Returns : new condition id or 0 on error swap_actions swap actions by order return 1 on succes, 0 on failure find_action find action by order Returns: Net::Sieve::Script::Action object, 0 on error delete_action delete action by order, first is 1; add_action Purpose : add action at end of block Arguments : command line or command line list with ; separator or Net::Sieve::Script::Action object Return : 1 on success AUTHOR
Yves Agostini CPAN ID: YVESAGO Univ Metz agostini@univ-metz.fr http://www.crium.univ-metz.fr COPYRIGHT
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module. perl v5.10.0 2008-09-15 Net::Sieve::Script::Rule(3pm)
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