This is true, so if that isn't available I would use ed.
This is a pretty simple example and you can loop through your target files. The reason for the two search fields in the above example is so you can search for something on a line and then search/replace something else on that particular line. Much more detail in Ch25 of Amazon.com: Expert Shell Scripting (Expert's Voice in Open Source): Ron Peters: Books
whats wrong with this code..please
i have two text files in which i have 'see' and i want to make it 'saw'
the scripts executes fine but i dont see any replacement done.
Thanks
Last edited by vgersh99; 07-22-2009 at 03:57 PM..
Reason: code tags, PLEASE!
i currently am using a unix server and NT pc. i have downloaded a ziped file that should explode into 3 seperate unix based files, however when i unzip it using Alading Expander it displays only 1. This exploded version contains all 3 files ( you can scroll down when viewing the file and see the... (1 Reply)
hi i would like to know whether i can delete a part of a file in C
for eg. if my file contained
1234567890
and i want to delete
456
so that it becomes
1237890
is there a way i can do this.
well, one way i can achieve this is by creating a new file, copy whatever i want, then... (2 Replies)
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what is the best way of editing the various .plist files without adding third party files? Or is the easiest way is to add third party applications, which ones? please kept in mind that i am not a programmer.
mike (1 Reply)
I attempted to change the IP of my Solaris 9 box by changing these files:
/etc/hosts
/etc/hostname.dmfe0
And when I rebooted my system, the changes did not come up through the reboots. I have searched high and low and this is how you change the IP address permanently. Can anyone tell me what... (2 Replies)
hi guys,
We have to implement new local (/etc/default/login) USER security policy on almost 50 stations.
so editing /etc/default/login and /etc/default/passwd will be way too long work.
Can we do the same using some script, I mean editing the above files and putting variables as RETRIES=3, ... (5 Replies)
Hi All,
I have a folder that contains 100's of files and each file have a similar content like the following format:
((STBJa:200.0,((STBTz:200.0,(STSwe:200.0,(STDUw:200.0,(ST4Bu:200.0,STL2b:200.0):127.0):86.0):80.0):120.0,
STAHr:200.0):134.0):200.0,STuNg:200.0);What I need is to do is add "#1"... (2 Replies)
I am working in C and need a solution for below problem:
I have a binary file, which needs to be edited in such a way no data is loss.
For example i have to insert 3 bytes of data at some position without changing the contents of the file.
if file has data as:... (2 Replies)
hello,
i have a problem.
suppose
file.txt
i want to add lines over those lines in a file if it starts and ends with how and "?" respectively.
i want output like
output
file.txt
thanks (4 Replies)
#!/bin/bash
#
name=$1
type=$2
number=1
for file in ./**
do
if
then
filenumber=00$number
elif
then
filenumber=0$number
fi
tempname="$name""$filenumber"."$type"
if (4 Replies)
This is a smallpart of my input file.I want to change the ID values of entries having CMW as an entry.
Cont_1.266 . CMW 2958 3269 . - 0 PARENT=t:UM06506T0;ID=UM06506P0;rank=6
Cont_1.266 . CMW 3394 3505 . - 0 ... (3 Replies)