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02-06-2013
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sed to insert a character
Hi all, I have a file like this Code:
Q8N302 21-84 Q8N157 15-45 Q99996 167-201 202-251 269-318 I want to insert a character or space if the line starts with a number and I used the command Code:
sed 's/^[0-9]/#/' But in the output file, when it inserts this character, first digit in the number is deleted. How can I change the code so that I dont lose any digits. The output I am getting is given below Code:
Q8N302 #1-84 Q8N157 #5-45 Q99996 #67-201 #02-251 #69-318 #20-321 #22-323 |
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02-06-2013
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Use '&' to insert matched string: Code:
sed 's/^[0-9]/#&/' |
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02-07-2013
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try also: Code:
sed '/^[0-9]/s/^/#/' |
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