01-13-2012
SED - replace only on part of the string
Hello there,
I need some help.
I have a file containing this :
$ cat file
PARM1=(VAL11),PARM2=(VAL21,VAL22,VAL23),PARM3=(VAL31),PARM4=(VAL41,VAL42)
and I need to replace all the ',' by '|' but only those which are between brackets.
Output would be :
PARM1=(VAL11),PARM2=(VAL21|VAL22|VAL23),PARM3=(VAL31),PARM4=(VAL41|VAL42)
I almost find a solution with sed :
sed 's/\(([^)]*\),/\1|/g' file
But not all the comma are replaced :
PARM1=(VAL11),PARM2=(VAL21,VAL22|VAL23),PARM3=(VAL31),PARM4=(VAL41|VAL42)
Any idea ?
Sephi.
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