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Old 07-21-2005
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apply some change:


Code:
s/\(.*scripts\)/$BUSINESS_SCRIPTS/

apply the change only to those lines NOT starting with "rsh":


Code:
/^rsh/ ! {
            s/\(.*scripts\)/$BUSINESS_SCRIPTS/
           }

The first Regexp limits the execution of the substitution to those lines matched by it. The exclamation mark reverses this limitation. You can place multiple commands between the curly braces, they all will get executed only for those lines matched (or not not matched, respectively) by the first Regexp. Think of it as the sed-equivalent of "if ... then ..."

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