From df7075a87da4c0a53dcce62713d9defecef39a46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James E Keenan Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 09:05:06 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Amplify diagnostic about in-place editing. An uneditable directory is a "special file" from the point of view of 'perl -wne'. For RT #72284. Thanks to frank.wiegand for report. --- pod/perldiag.pod | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/pod/perldiag.pod b/pod/perldiag.pod index f12264c..3c3a48e 100644 --- a/pod/perldiag.pod +++ b/pod/perldiag.pod @@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ error if you use an explicit C.) =item Can't do inplace edit: %s is not a regular file (S inplace) You tried to use the B<-i> switch on a special file, such as -a file in /dev, or a FIFO. The file was ignored. +a file in /dev, a FIFO or an uneditable directory. The file was ignored. =item Can't do inplace edit on %s: %s -- 2.7.4