13 .TH inplace 1 "5 February 2005" "Edgeware tools"
15 inplace \- update a file in-place
26 program rewrites files in place using filters. For each
30 .IR "program arguments " ...
32 with standard input redirected from
34 and redirecting standard output to
37 If all these programs are successful, then each
47 files are then deleted. If something went wrong, the
49 files are all deleted and the original
55 will rename the newly-written
59 and exit zero; otherwise it deletes
65 Doesn't exit correctly if subprogram was killed by a signal. The update
66 isn't completely perfect but it's very good; it can leave debris lying
67 around if strange things happen during the renaming.
69 Mark Wooding <mdw@distorted.org.uk>