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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T22:41:00+00:00 2026-05-26T22:41:00+00:00

perl -pi -e ‘s|\x20|; s|\x90|’ log.bin gives me this error Backslash found where operator

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perl -pi -e 's|\x20|; s|\x90|' log.bin

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Backslash found where operator expected at -e line 1, near "s|\x20|; s|\"
syntax error at -e line 1, near "s|\x20|; s|\"
Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors.

What am I doing wrong? the line intended to replace all bytes with 0x20 to 0x90…

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    2026-05-26T22:41:01+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 10:41 pm

    You have 2 half statements, instead of one complete one. You’re probably looking for

    perl -pi -e 's|\x20|\x90|g' log.bin
    
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