Timeline for Is there a way to modify a file in-place?
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| Aug 17, 2020 at 13:52 | comment | added | Todd Owen | @ShpielMeister I've just edited my answer to hopefully clarify that I am providing this answer for the benefit of anyone who comes to this page looking for an answer to the simple version of the question "how do I modify a file in-place?". I know the OP's question is not that simple. I just want to help other readers. But if you still think the answer is unhelpful, please feel free to down-vote it. | |
| Aug 17, 2020 at 13:43 | history | edited | Todd Owen | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Clarified that my answer is addressed at people googling a simpler version of the question. |
| Aug 17, 2020 at 8:00 | comment | added | ShpielMeister | Not having space for a huge (35 GB) temp is what makes OP's Q interesting. This scenario may be inconvenient, however it's not unreasonable The Q does not involve a "negligible performance gain", it concern a resource limitation. OP is not asking for an "obscure shell feature", just for a solution. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 at 15:08 | comment | added | Todd Owen | @Kiwy It is an answer aimed at other viewers of this question (of which there have been almost 15,000 so far). The question "Is there a way to modify a file in-place?" has broader relevance than the OP's specific use case. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 at 14:42 | comment | added | Kiwy | I may missunderstand but has nothing to do with what the OP originaly asked. aka inline edit of bigfile without having enough diskspace for temporary file. | |
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| Apr 6, 2018 at 14:27 | history | answered | Todd Owen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |