Single/Multiple Line with Special characters - Find & Replace in Unix Script
Hi,
I am creating a script to do a find and replace single/multiple lines in a file with any number of lines.
I have written a logic in a script that reads a reference file say "findrep" and populates two variables $FIND and $REPLACE
print $FIND gives
Hi How r $u
Rahul()
Note: $FIND can contain one or multiple lines along with special characters
print $REPLACE gives
#Hi How r $u
#Rahul()
i am $fine
thanks()
Note: $REPLACE can contain one or multiple lines along with special characters
Now, I want to replace $FIND with $REPLACE in "introduction.sh". Can anyone help me in achieving this? i have gone through lot of threads and forums but no success.
I have tried below command but it did not work
Also tried below command
Also, tried awk
But this gave an error as below
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: illegal statement near line 1
Last edited by r_sarnayak; 06-02-2010 at 05:56 AM..
Reason: adding code tags
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LEARN ABOUT SUSE
script
SCRIPT(1) BSD General Commands Manual SCRIPT(1)NAME
script -- make typescript of terminal session
SYNOPSIS
script [-a] [-c COMMAND] [-f] [-q] [-t] [file]
DESCRIPTION
Script makes a typescript of everything printed on your terminal. It is useful for students who need a hardcopy record of an interactive
session as proof of an assignment, as the typescript file can be printed out later with lpr(1).
If the argument file is given, script saves all dialogue in file. If no file name is given, the typescript is saved in the file typescript.
Options:
-a Append the output to file or typescript, retaining the prior contents.
-c COMMAND
Run the COMMAND rather than an interactive shell. This makes it easy for a script to capture the output of a program that behaves
differently when its stdout is not a tty.
-f Flush output after each write. This is nice for telecooperation: One person does `mkfifo foo; script -f foo' and another can super-
vise real-time what is being done using `cat foo'.
-q Be quiet.
-t Output timing data to standard error. This data contains two fields, separated by a space. The first field indicates how much time
elapsed since the previous output. The second field indicates how many characters were output this time. This information can be used
to replay typescripts with realistic typing and output delays.
The script ends when the forked shell exits (a control-D to exit the Bourne shell (sh(1)), and exit, logout or control-d (if ignoreeof is not
set) for the C-shell, csh(1)).
Certain interactive commands, such as vi(1), create garbage in the typescript file. Script works best with commands that do not manipulate
the screen, the results are meant to emulate a hardcopy terminal.
ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variable is utilized by script:
SHELL If the variable SHELL exists, the shell forked by script will be that shell. If SHELL is not set, the Bourne shell is assumed. (Most
shells set this variable automatically).
SEE ALSO csh(1) (for the history mechanism), scriptreplay(1).
HISTORY
The script command appeared in 3.0BSD.
BUGS
Script places everything in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces. This is not what the naive user expects.
AVAILABILITY
The script command is part of the util-linux-ng package and is available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/.
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