Edit - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange

You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.

We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.

Required fields*

Rev

1

Isn't there a possible race condition between the stat check and the effective perl processing going on just after?

Totor
– Totor

2015-03-19 09:59:30 +00:00
Commented Mar 19, 2015 at 9:59
@Totor: I think no.

cuonglm
– cuonglm

2015-03-19 11:15:18 +00:00
Commented Mar 19, 2015 at 11:15
It's not about stat. It's just that -i is to edit files in place, so it doesn't make sense to accept arguments other than actual file paths, so with -i, that special processing is not done.

Stéphane Chazelas
– Stéphane Chazelas

2019-04-23 14:04:49 +00:00
Commented Apr 23, 2019 at 14:04

Add a comment |

Correct minor typos or mistakes
Clarify meaning without changing it
Add related resources or links
Always respect the author’s intent
Don’t use edits to reply to the author

create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)

<https://example.com>

[example](https://example.com)

<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

formatting help »
answering help »