09-30-2002
Reversing file order using SED
Im trying to develop a shell script that will change the content order of the file.
For example I have a file that says
a
b
c
d
I want to change this to be
d
c
b
a
Im trying to use sed to this by reading the file and then inserting each line at the top
#!/usr/bin/ksh
PATCHFILE=patch_order
REVERSE=reverse_
REVERSEPATCHFILE=$REVERSE$PATCHFILE
TMP=.TMP
rm $REVERSEPATCHFILE$TMP
echo got here
while read PATCHNAME; do
sed -e "1i\\
$PATCHNAME" >$REVERSEPATCHFILE$TMP
#mv $REVERSEPATCHFILE$TMP $REVERSEPATCHFILE
done <$PATCHFILE
The problem is it just puts the lines in exactly the same order. Am i missing something?
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NAME
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SYNOPSIS
shtool subst [-v|--verbose] [-t|--trace] [-n|--nop] [-w|--warning] [-q|--quiet] [-s|--stealth] [-i|--interactive] [-b|--backup ext]
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DESCRIPTION
This command applies one or more sed(1) substitution operations to stdin or any number of files.
OPTIONS
The following command line options are available.
-v, --verbose
Display some processing information.
-t, --trace
Enable the output of the essential shell commands which are executed.
-n, --nop
No operation mode. Actual execution of the essential shell commands which would be executed is suppressed.
-w, --warning
Show warning on substitution operation resulting in no content change on every file. The default is to show a warning on substitution
operations resulted in no content change on all files.
-q, --quiet
Suppress warning on substitution operation resulting in no content change.
-s, --stealth
Stealth operation. Preserve timestamp on file.
-i, --interactive
Enter interactive mode where the user has to approve each operation.
-b, --backup ext
Preserve backup of original file using file name extension ext. Default is to overwrite the original file.
-e, --exec cmd
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-f, --file cmd-file
Read sed(1) command from file.
EXAMPLE
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HISTORY
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SEE ALSO
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