06-04-2008
Replacing a string in nth line
Hello All,
How to replace a string in nth line of a file using sed or awk.
For Ex: test.txt
Line 1 : TEST1 TEST2 TEST3
Line 2 : TEST1 TEST2 TEST3 TEST4
Line 3 : TEST1 TEST2 TEST3 TEST5
Line 4 : TEST1 TEST2 TEST3 TEST6
Line 5 : TEST1 TEST2 TEST3 TEST7
i want to go to 4th line of a file and replace the word TEST2 in that line with the word DEV2.
Note : this is not a homework. just need some ideas in SED or AWK
Thanks
Rahul
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DESCRIPTION
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Line two"; # Better, but still hard to read
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"
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Line three breaks the camel's back
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