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Perl Command: In Place Substitute Regex With Replacement
Use for in place substitute regex with replacement with Perl. Exact CLI syntax to in place substitute regex with replacement using Perl.
When to use this: Use for in place substitute regex with replacement with Perl.
Command Syntax
perl -i'.bak' -p -e 's/regex/<replacement>/g' <path/to/files>perl -i'.bak' -p -e 's/regex/<replacement>/g' <path/to/files>Command Breakdown
-i'.bak'- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-p- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-e- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
FAQ
Purpose: Exact syntax to in place substitute regex with replacement using Perl.
Test path: Replace placeholders and run destructive commands in a disposable workspace first.
Flag behavior: Tool version, platform, and shell can change behavior.
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