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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting How to replace pattern Post 302421003 by shirsha on Thursday 13th of May 2010 06:46:46 AM
Old 05-13-2010
How to replace pattern

Hello EveryOne,

I have a file "test" with following entry.

this is test prtestad yes this is test .

Above i have colored pr and ad .

Actually requirement is to replace all words starts with pr and ends with ad should be replaced by word prahlad .

Means after changes applied it should look like as follows.

this is test prahlad yes this is test .

Words starting with pr and ending with ad can come any where in the file , may be in the start of line or end or in middle .

Please help me with this.

Thanks in Advance.
 

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lptest(1B)					     SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands						lptest(1B)

NAME
lptest - generate line printer ripple pattern SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/lptest [ length [count]] DESCRIPTION
The lptest utility writes the traditional ripple test pattern to the standard output. In 96 lines, the ripple test pattern prints all 96 printable ASCII characters in each position. The ripple test pattern was originally created to test printers. It is also useful for test- ing terminals, driving terminal ports, debugging, and performing tasks that require a quick supply of random data. This command is obsolete. OPTIONS
length Specifies the length of the output line in characters. 79 characters is the default. count Specifies the number of output lines. 200 lines is the default. If count is specified, length must also be specified. EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: 0 Successful completion. non-zero An error occurred. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWscplp | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
attributes(5) SunOS 5.10 9 Sep 1996 lptest(1B)
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