Re: [bug-gawk] in-place edit request

[Ed Morton]

On 12/31/2012 12:58 AM, address@hidden wrote:
> Hello Ed.
>
> > Sorry, I don't know what the process is for how enhancements get
> > implemented: Is there a proposed solution/implementation, now, that we
> > get to agree on (or otherwise!)?
> The general outline of an implementation has been discussed and seems
> both workable and portable.  However, as of now, no-one has actually
> stepped up to the plate to write the code.
Arnold - does the proposed solution allow the user to write:

    gawk -X 'script' file

where "X" is some appropriate letter and the result is to update "file" with the 
result of executing "script" on the original contents of "file"?

I just want to make sure we're talking about implementing something every bit as 
simple to use as the sed, perl, and ruby equivalents otherwise it's probably not 
worth bothering with.
> If you really want this to happen, we can discuss my consulting rates offline
> (seriously).
I'm fine with leaving it in the queue for whoever feels the urge to implement 
it. It's not something I see myself using much, it's more of just an obvious 
hole in awk functionality compared to it's peers and something I see a lot of 
other people benefiting from.

Thanks,

     Ed.