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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers sed containing $ as literal and variable Post 302597989 by ysrini on Monday 13th of February 2012 04:31:00 AM
Old 02-13-2012
sed containing $ as literal and variable
Hi, i have a data file

cat f1.txt
$V01$S
this is 1
$v02$D
this is 2
$v03$F
this is 3

I have a variable $PARM which contains value say 'V01'
I have to print lines from f1.txt that start with '$'<${PARM}>'$'

How do i get matching lines from f1.txt that start with '$' then with ${PARM} variable value and then followed by '$'
I also have to get the next line
Code:
cat f1.txt | sed -n -e '/$${PARM}$/{N;p;}'

doesn't work

Thanks,
-srinivas yelamanchili
 

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unix2dos

unix2dos(1)						      General Commands Manual						       unix2dos(1)

NAME

       unix2dos - UNIX to DOS text file format converter

SYNOPSYS

       unix2dos [options] [-c convmode] [-o file ...] [-n infile outfile ...]

       Options:

       [-hkqV] [--help] [--keepdate] [--quiet] [--version]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents unix2dos, the program that converts text files in UNIX format to DOS format.

OPTIONS

       The following options are available:

       -h --help
	      Print online help.

       -k --keepdate
	      Keep the date stamp of output file same as input file.

       -q --quiet
	      Quiet mode. Suppress all warning and messages.

       -V --version
	      Prints version information.

       -c --convmode convmode
	      Sets conversion mode. Simulates unix2dos under SunOS.

       -o --oldfile file ...
	      Old file mode. Convert the file and write output to it. The program default to run in this mode. Wildcard names may be used.

       -n --newfile infile outfile ...
	      New  file  mode.	Convert the infile and write output to outfile. File names must be given in pairs and wildcard names should NOT be
	      used or you WILL lost your files.

EXAMPLES

       Get input from stdin and write output to stdout.

	      unix2dos

       Convert and replace a.txt. Convert and replace b.txt.

	      unix2dos a.txt b.txt

	      unix2dos -o a.txt b.txt

       Convert and replace a.txt in ASCII conversion mode.  Convert and replace b.txt in ISO conversion mode.

	      unix2dos a.txt -c iso b.txt

	      unix2dos -c ascii a.txt -c iso b.txt

       Convert and replace a.txt while keeping original date stamp.

	      unix2dos -k a.txt

	      unix2dos -k -o a.txt

       Convert a.txt and write to e.txt.

	      unix2dos -n a.txt e.txt

       Convert a.txt and write to e.txt, keep date stamp of e.txt same as a.txt.

	      unix2dos -k -n a.txt e.txt

       Convert and replace a.txt. Convert b.txt and write to e.txt.

	      unix2dos a.txt -n b.txt e.txt

	      unix2dos -o a.txt -n b.txt e.txt

       Convert c.txt and write to e.txt. Convert and replace a.txt.  Convert and replace b.txt. Convert d.txt and write to f.txt.

	      unix2dos -n c.txt e.txt -o a.txt b.txt -n d.txt f.txt

DIAGNOSTICS

BUGS

       The program does not work properly under MSDOS in stdio processing mode.  If you know why is that so, please tell me.

AUTHOR

       Benjamin Lin - ( blin@socs.uts.edu.au )

MISCELLANY

       Tested environment:

	      Linux 1.2.0 with GNU C 2.5.8

	      SunOS 4.1.3 with GNU C 2.6.3

	      MS-DOS 6.20 with Borland C++ 4.02

       Suggestions and bug reports are welcome.

SEE ALSO

       dos2unix(1)

1995.03.31							   unix2dos v2.2						       unix2dos(1)
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