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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Find and add/replace text in text files Post 302495700 by lodhi1978 on Friday 11th of February 2011 03:11:35 AM
Old 02-11-2011
Question
Dear this is displaying the changed value on screen only, as
Code:
PAGE             :   1 of 5
PAGE             :   2 of 5
PAGE             :   3 of 5
PAGE             :   4 of 5
PAGE             :   5 of 5

but the text file remain same as
Code:
PAGE             :   1
PAGE             :   2
PAGE             :   3
PAGE             :   4
PAGE             :   5

I need to update the changed value in text file as well.

---------- Post updated at 12:22 PM ---------- Previous update was at 11:54 AM ----------

Hi,

I have managed to add page breaks at the end of file with below code.
Code:
echo ^L >> file name

^L: is the combination of Ctrl+v and Ctrl+L



Now if gurus can help me regarding change the value of Page numbers.


---------- Post updated at 01:11 PM ---------- Previous update was at 12:22 PM ----------

Gursu:

If you can help me to re-format the initial 5 lines of text file on every page as below:

Original Text Format:
Code:
      TITLE OF ACCOUNT : HASSAN RAZA KHAN                                                                       STATEMENT DATE   :  31/01/2011 23:43:26
      HASSAN RAZA KHAN                                                                                          STATEMENT PERIOD :  01-JUL-10 - 31-JAN-11
      PLOT ST-02 FAYSAL HOUSE                                                                                   A/C NO. TYPE/CCY :  07777777777777 149/PKR
      ST-02 SHAHRAH-E-FAISAL                                                                                    PAGE             :   5
      KARACHI, SINDH, PAKISTAN - 5321

Desired Text Format
Code:
      STATEMENT DATE   :  31/01/2011 23:43:26
      STATEMENT PERIOD :  01-JUL-10 - 31-JAN-11
 
      HASSAN RAZA KHAN
      A/C NO. TYPE/CCY :  07777777777777 149/PKR
      PAGE : 1 of <No. of Pages>

 

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