replace the last delimiter

jisha · #1 (**permalink**) 01-28-2008

hi,
i have a file of the below format:
WA| 3|52|Waste |
PW| 3|53|Promotion Waste |
BR| 3|54|Breakage |
TH| 3|55|Theft |
IC| 3|56|Insurance Claim |

I want to replace the last delimiter | by using sed command ...can u please help me witht this

Thanks in advance
Js

quintet · #2 (**permalink**) 01-28-2008

sed -e 's/|$//' filename

jisha · #3 (**permalink**) 01-28-2008

thanks a lot for the answer quintet
It worked out perfect
Js

vino · #4 (**permalink**) 01-28-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by jisha

hi,
i have a file of the below format:
WA| 3|52|Waste |
PW| 3|53|Promotion Waste |
BR| 3|54|Breakage |
TH| 3|55|Theft |
IC| 3|56|Insurance Claim |

I want to replace the last delimiter | by using sed command ...can u please help me witht this

Thanks in advance
Js

Replace the last delimiter with what ? Or are you looking to remove it altogether.

Code:

sed -e "s/\(.*\)|/\1/g" input.txt

jisha · #5 (**permalink**) 01-28-2008

Thanks a lot vino .
I wanted to replace the last with space ... Sorry for not mentioning

Js

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