Re: [MacPerl] File lines

[pudge@pobox.com (Chris Nandor)]

At 14.35 98.01.24, Jimmy Osborn wrote:
>What would be the easiest way to:
>1)Get the number of lines in a file

See perlfaq5 (Files and Formats): "How do I count the number of lines in a
file?"

>2)Instead of appending a new line to the end of a file, I need to put new
>lines at the beginning.

Same file: "How do I change one line in a file/delete a line in a
file/insert a line in the middle of a file/append to the beginning of a
file?"

perlfaq is your friend, and s/he is available from the MacPerl Help menu.

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