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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Replacing Block of lines in a text file Post 302283265 by zaxxon on Tuesday 3rd of February 2009 02:02:10 AM
Old 02-03-2009
One possible way:
Code:
awk '/^Function3$/ { x=1 } /^param/ && x == 1 {print $1,($2+3); next} /^Function4$/ { x=0 } {print}' infile
Function1
{
parameter 1
parameter 2
parameter 3
}
end

Function2
{
parameter 1
parameter 2
parameter 3
}
end

Function3
{
parameter 4
parameter 5
parameter 6
}
end

Function4
{
parameter 1
parameter 2
parameter 3
}
end

 

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