The "problem" are the quotes. With single quotes, the shell doesn't do any substitution of variables, but instead uses the literal string. 3 possible solutions:
Use double quotes instead, but this will turn on parameter substitution for all shell-like sequences in the string
Move the variable outside the quotes:
In case you ever have a variable with whitespaces that you'd like to preserve, mix quotes:
I have a 'sed' editor command trying to read contents of one file into another.
v=t1
PX=25
sed '/for/ r /$v/ext/tsfirmfiles.${PX}' /bb/bin/px${PX}.files.2b.deleted > result
I cannot come up with the syntax so 'sed' would do a variable substitution.
Any idea? Thanks a for help. -A (1 Reply)
Hello,
i have another sed question.. I'm trying to do variable substition with sed and i'm running into a problem.
my var1 is a string constructed like this:
filename1 filerev1 filepath1
my var2 is another string constructed like this:
filename2 filerev2 filepath2
when i do... (2 Replies)
Hi,
I am facing a strange problem. I have a script that used the following to search and replace text:
sed 's/'"${find_var_parm}"'/'"${find_var_filter}"'/g' $ParmFile > $TempFile
The values of $find_var_parm and $find_var_filter are set based on search criteria. The above seems to be working... (2 Replies)
Hi Chaps...
I have a log file as below:-
01 Oct 2009 12:57:56 DEBUG :
01 Oct 2009 12:14:21 DEBUG :.....
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.05 Oct 2009 14:31:56 DEBUG :....
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.05 Oct 2009 12:57:56 DEBUG :....
06 Oct 2009 01:23:11 DEBUG :....
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.06 Oct 2009 12:53:46 DEBUG :.... (4 Replies)
Give the code:
set line = 2
set year = `sed -n '2p' file
while ($line < 500)
echo $line > f.txt
@ line = $line + 1
end
How do I utilize the variable $line in the code instead of the number 2. I'm using this in a while loop and counter. I've tried quoting it, double/single... (1 Reply)
Hello, I searched the forum and unable to find a solution for my particular problem. I have a text file I'm trying to insert some text using sed after finding a pattern..
File contains in one line
Invoice date: xx/xx/xxxx Balance: $$$$ Name: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Trying to insert Invoice "Number:... (3 Replies)
Problem with the code below is that the value of the variable is not getting substituted in the sed expression.
#/bin/csh
set UNIX_ID="rajibd"
set X_ID="xrajibd"
sed -n 's/$UNIX_ID/$X_ID/g' passwd
When run , it is not giving expected output as shown below :
... (4 Replies)
Hi I am trying to do the following in a script find a string and add in a block of text two lines above on the command line this works fine
#/usr/bin/cat /usr/local/etc/dhcpd.conf_subnet | /usr/xpg4/bin/sed -n -e '1h;1\!H;${;g;s/}.*#END of 10.42.33.0/#START of RANGE $dstart\:option... (3 Replies)
I'm trying to change "F" to "G" in lines after the first one:
'FUE.SER' 5
1 1 F0501 F0401 F0502
2 1 F0301 E0501 F0201 E0502 F0302
3 1 F0503 E0503 E0301 E0201 E0302 E0504 F0504
4 1 F0402 F0202 E0202 F0101 E0203 F0203 F0403
5 1 F0505 E0505 E0303 E0204 E0304 E0506... (10 Replies)
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curs_deleteln
curs_deleteln(3X)curs_deleteln(3X)NAME
deleteln, wdeleteln, insdelln, winsdelln, insertln, winsertln - delete and insert lines in a curses window
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
int deleteln(void);
int wdeleteln(WINDOW *win);
int insdelln(int n);
int winsdelln(WINDOW *win, int n);
int insertln(void);
int winsertln(WINDOW *win);
DESCRIPTION
The deleteln and wdeleteln routines delete the line under the cursor in the window; all lines below the current line are moved up one line.
The bottom line of the window is cleared. The cursor position does not change.
The insdelln and winsdelln routines, for positive n, insert n lines into the specified window above the current line. The n bottom lines
are lost. For negative n, delete n lines (starting with the one under the cursor), and move the remaining lines up. The bottom n lines
are cleared. The current cursor position remains the same.
The insertln and winsertln routines insert a blank line above the current line and the bottom line is lost.
RETURN VALUE
All routines return the integer ERR upon failure and an OK (SVr4 specifies only "an integer value other than ERR") upon successful comple-
tion.
X/Open defines no error conditions. In this implementation, if the window parameter is null, an error is returned.
PORTABILITY
These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4. The standard specifies that they return ERR on failure, but specifies
no error conditions.
NOTES
Note that all but winsdelln may be macros.
These routines do not require a hardware line delete or insert feature in the terminal. In fact, they will not use hardware line
delete/insert unless idlok(..., TRUE) has been set on the current window.
SEE ALSO curses(3X)curs_deleteln(3X)