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Old 02-27-2012
AWK or SED to replace forward slash

hi
hope somebody can help, there seems to be bit on the net about this, but still cant make it work the way i need.

i have a file live this
Code:
mm dd ff /dev/name1
mm dd ff /dev/name2
mm dd ff /dev/name3
mm dd ff /dev/name4

i need to update /dev/name1 etc to /newdev/new/name1 etc

so the file should look like this afterwards
Code:
mm dd ff /newplace/new/name1
mm dd ff /newplace/new/name2
mm dd ff /newplace/new/name3
mm dd ff /newplace/new/name4

i have tired awk and sed and not getting wait i want,
any help would be great

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gss_compare_name(3)					     Library Functions Manual					       gss_compare_name(3)

NAME
gss_compare_name() - allow an application to compare two internal names to determine whether they are equivalent SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
The routine lets an application compare two internal names to determine whether they are the same. This routine does not resolve the names to see if they refer to the same object. It simply compares the input names for equivalence. If either name presented to denotes an anonymous principal, the routines should indicate that the two names do not refer to the same identity. Input Parameters name1 Specifies the first internal name. name2 Specifies the second internal name. Output Parameters name_equal Returns one of the following values: The names are the same. The names are not the same. minor_status Returns a status code from the security mechanism. STATUS CODES
The following status codes can be returned: The routine was completed successfully. The name passed by the name1 or name2 parameter is unsupported. An invalid name was passed by the name1 or name2 parameter. The routine failed. Check the minor_status parameter for details. AUTHOR
was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. SEE ALSO
gss_import_name(3), gss_release_name(3). The manpages for DCE-GSSAPI are included with the DCE-CoreTools product. To see those manpages add to gss_compare_name(3)
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