find and replace

ram2s2001 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-05-2005

Hi,
Iam new to shell script.How to write bourn shell script for find and replace.

My requirement is:

variable:
name="abcd & co"

i wanted to replace '&' with amp; plz suggest with out using sed.

Thanks lot.

vino · #2 (**permalink**) 12-05-2005

Code:

[tmp]$ cat r.sh
#! /bin/sh

name="abcd & co"
echo ${name/&/amp}
[tmp]$ ./r.sh 
abcd amp co
[tmp]$

mona · #3 (**permalink**) 12-05-2005

u can use sed as well

Code:

name="abcd & co"
name=`echo $name | sed 's/&/amp/'`
echo $name

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