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08-13-2014

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Hm... If all you want to do is duplicate the contents of OLDFILE, why not just cp OLDFILE ... ? Your example is too short to show the entire face of the problem, I think.

[edit] I see the problem. You didn't post any portion of DeckToChange, leaving it a complete mystery, and giving us absolutely nothing to test with.

Also, this line-matching approach in general troubles me. How sure are you that there's never going to be any identical lines, at all ,ever? If that ever happens, you could replace many lines you didn't intend to.

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