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Free Software replacement for rpl in Debian
In Debian there is a Free Software rewrite of rpl
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Keep it up!
Hey Joe, i find it's a very useful program for everyone. Time saver! thanks and keep up the good work!
I dunno
This looks useful, but I'm still tempted to use:
perl -p -i.bak -e "s/foo/bar/g" `find . -name '*.html'`
Re: "utility to replace text in files..." - It _IS_ Free!
> % I use rpl for simple text replacement.
> It works well. I do wish it let me enter
> escape sequences like "\n" or
> hex codes and the like.
That's a great idea. Look for it in a future release!
Re: "utility to replace text in files..." - It _IS_ Free!
>
> I agree. I am just reinforcing
> TMTOWTDI, by demonstrating that many
> tools overlap in functionality. Users
> will migrate to the tool they are most
> comfortable with for their particular
> purpose.
>
> I use all three and rpl, each for
> different reasons.
>
I'm with Joey the Saint that sed and awk are not useless, and have been around long before PERL! I think PelDaddy has a point that SOME people would believe PERL to have supplanted them. Of course, SOME people would believe anything.
I use rpl for simple text replacement. It works well. I do wish it let me enter escape sequences like "\n" or hex codes and the like.
Re: "utility to replace text in files..." - It _IS_ Free!
> Those people, however, would clearly
> be forgetting that sed (and awk)
> pre-date
> PERL by just over a decade. There is
> a reason why the perl documentation
> mentions things like:
>
> For sed devotees, y is provided as
> a synonym for tr///.
>
> And I sincerely doubt that Larry Wall
> would say such a thing, but we can ask
> him if you like.
I agree. I am just reinforcing TMTOWTDI, by demonstrating that many tools overlap in functionality. Users will migrate to the tool they are most comfortable with for their particular purpose.
I use all three and rpl, each for different reasons.
Re: "utility to replace text in files..." - It _IS_ Free!
>
> Hmm, some would say sed was a utility that offered no advantage over PERL.
> Awk too. There are lots of ways to do things in UN*X. If you use PERL than
> you should be familiar with TMTOWTDI...
>
Those people, however, would clearly be forgetting that sed (and awk) pre-date
PERL by just over a decade. There is a reason why the perl documentation
mentions things like:
For sed devotees, y is provided as a synonym for tr///.
And I sincerely doubt that Larry Wall would say such a thing, but we can ask
him if you like.
Re: "utility to replace text in files..." - It _IS_ Free!
> Well, that's great, but people who
> usually use sed/perl don't need a GUI to
> search and replace text.
It doesn't even offer a GUI. It merely provide another command-line option for type replacement.
> Okay, wow. The most dumbed-down linux
> distro uses a utility that provides no
> advantage over sed/perl or just perl.
> Why am I not surprised?
Hmm, some would say sed was a utility that offered no advantage over PERL. Awk too. There are lots of ways to do things in UN*X. If you use PERL than you should be familiar with TMTOWTDI...
rpl is just one more way. If you don't like it, don't use it...
Pretty nifty
This is a nifty little program. It sure beats typing all that crap to use sed or PERL.
Keep up the good work!
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