How To Install perl-File-Inplace on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-File-Inplace on CentOS 7. perl-File-Inplace is Perl module for in-place editing of files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-File-Inplace on CentOS 7.

What is perl-File-Inplace

File editing a file in-place. Inspired by variations of perl’s -i option, this module is intended for somewhat more structured and reusable editing than command line perl typically allows. File either all of the changes made will be saved to the file, or none will. It also offers functionality such as backup creation, automatic field splitting per-line, automatic chomping/unchomping, and aborting edits partially through without affecting the original file.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-File-Inplace on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-File-Inplace.

Install perl-File-Inplace on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install perl-File-Inplace using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-File-Inplace

Install perl-File-Inplace on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install perl-File-Inplace using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-File-Inplace

How To Uninstall perl-File-Inplace on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-File-Inplace package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-File-Inplace

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-File-Inplace on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.