On Thu, 2 Jun 2011, Edwin Woollett wrote:
<
< The function text_replace is a one-string
< tool which can be used to process a text file using higher level functions
< which
< operate on files.
I haven't been following these threads, but I should say that
cl-ppcre already has these capabilities and much more. The
only thing that needs to be done is to write some code to
make them accessible from the maxima repl.
Likewise, cl-fad provides tools for working with files and
directories.
Both are in Maxima-CAS at the moment.
Leo
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