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On 20 May 2016 21:09, Amadeusz Żołnowski wrote: |
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> Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> writes: |
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> > On 18 May 2016 22:25, aidecoe@g.o wrote: |
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> >> awk doesn't have the -i option like sed and if editing file in place is |
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> >> desired, additional steps are required. eawk uses tmp file to make it |
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> >> look to the caller editing happens in place. |
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> > what's your real use case ? i've never once thought "man, i wish i could |
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> > run an awk script and modify a file in place". and i write awk most days. |
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> The same "sed -i" is used. I have some configs to edit in place in |
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> src_prepare(). It's easier with awk rather than sed. |
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again, provide an example. one or two uncommon use cases doesn't justify |
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being added to eutils. |
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-mike |
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