/write
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The /write command can be used to manipulate a text file in various ways. Used without switches mIRC will append the line to the end of the text file. If the file does not exist, mIRC will create it. If
| Contents - 1 Synopsis - 2 Switches - 3 Parameters - 4 Example - 5 Compatibility - 6 See also |
Synopsis
/write [-cidna l<line> s<words> w<wildcard> r</regex/>] <filename> [text]Switches
- -c - Clears the entire file before writing to it
- -i - Inserts the text at a given line instead of replacing it
- -d - Deletes the given line
- -n - Prevent adding $crlf at the end of the text
- -a - Appends the text to an existing line
- -l - Line number for the line to write/modify/delete
- -s - Operates on a line which start with
- -w - Operates on a line which match the
expression. - -r - same as -w - but uses a regular expression.
Parameters
- The file name to manipulate - [text] - The text to be written to the file
- The line number to find - The word to scan. - Wildcard pattern to match - </regex/> - RegEx pattern to match
Example
Alias Example {
;Create a file; add a few lines of text to it
write Example.txt this is a cool line
write Example.txt hello there!
write Example.txt text files are cool
/*
Locate the line that starts with "hello"
and insert the following text before it
*/
write -is"Hello" Example.txt This will become line 2!
;Delete line 1
write -dl1 Example.txt
}Compatibility
Added: mIRC v3.8
Added on: 11/25/1995
Note: Individual switches were not taken into consideration.
See also
mIRC commands list