01-13-2008
replace with value of variable using SED
Hello everyone,
I need to replace a pattern with "value of a variable" using sed but no luck.
i tried the below
ABC=STR2
sed 's/STR1/$ABC/g' <file>
(also tried \ , $ and " in combination but failed)
Appreciate any help.
Thanks
Prvn
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NAME
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SYNOPSIS
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DESCRIPTION
This command applies one or more sed(1) substitution operations to stdin or any number of files.
OPTIONS
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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
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