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# 8  
Old 12-23-2010
ya thank u for reply but can u make me clear whether can i use these all commands inside a perl script

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Last edited by vishwakar; 12-23-2010 at 12:40 PM..
# 9  
Old 12-23-2010
How about:
Code:
perl -ne 'print unless $.==1 || eof ' infile

or the other way around:
Code:
perl -pe '$_="" if $.==1 || eof ' infile

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 12-23-2010 at 08:34 AM..
# 10  
Old 12-23-2010
can i use this inside a perl script .??. i dont want a command in a command window
# 11  
Old 12-23-2010
Code:
blabla code

open FF,"<file";
   while (<FF>){
      print "$_" unless ($_ =~ "^123");
   }
close FF;

blabla code

R0H0N
# 12  
Old 12-23-2010
can u tell me what it will do ? in the above logic u mentioned
($_ =~ "^123");
# 13  
Old 12-23-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by vishwakar
($_ =~ "^123");
That expression is true if the line in $_ starts with the string "123".
# 14  
Old 12-24-2010
ya .. i am still struggling with this code.. i want only in perl as awk,sed.. and all commands wont work inside a perl script.. is there any other way... please help me
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