How to pass value of pwd as variable in SED to replace variable in a script file
Hi all,
Hereby wish to have your advise for below:
Main concept is
I intend to get current directory of my script file.
This script file will be copied to /etc/init.d.
A string in this copy will be replaced with current directory value.
Below is original script file:
I keep on got error on passing $pwd to sed... please advise...
Hi there. If variables are named inside of a ksh script, how is it possible to pass these to sed?
The affected portion of my script goes something like this:
A=`cut -d. -f1 $FILE`
B=`cut -d. -f2 $FILE`
C=`cut -d. -f3 $FILE`
sed 's/1111/$A/g;s/2222/$B/g;s/3333/$C/g' file > anotherfile
... (2 Replies)
Hi, Thanks for looking,,,,
(kornshell)
tmp3 is a list of line numbers
I want to print the lines from my list
code:
while read j
do
echo $j #works fine
echo $filename #works fine
#sed "'$jp'" "$filename" ... (7 Replies)
Hello,
I'd like to pass a variable to a sed command in a perl script. The script is like this :
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
$newline="new";
system q(sed '/insert/ i\ '$newline <sed1.txt >sed2.txt);
But the interpretor wouldn't recognize $newline, it inserts a "\n" instead.
I've also... (4 Replies)
hi all
is possible to pass shell (bash) variable to sed like it is in awk?
example:
awk script is storred in awk.awk file and I am passing variable called var to this file.
$ cat awk.awk
{if ($5==var) print $0}
so it works when i issue
$ bash_var=24
$ ls -l | awk -v... (1 Reply)
Ok, so, let's say I have the variable $GMAILID....How can I use it with sed command so to replace a string in a file? e.g.:
sed -i 's/$GMAILID/test@gmail.com/' /home/$USER/Desktop/sendmail (4 Replies)
Hi,
I am trying to replace the value of a variable in a file through another script.
Example:
Filename : abc.txt contents:
a=10
b=20
c=30
Need to change the value of, say, b - Tried using the following:
sed "s/${b}/15/g" abc.txt
Have tried various forms of sed (with single quotes,... (4 Replies)
I have a file having some text like:
PATH_ABC=/user/myLocation
I have to replace "/user/myLocation" with a session variable say, $REPLACE_PATH,
where $REPLACE_PATH=/user/myReplaceLocation
The following sed command is not working. It is writing PATH_ABC=$REPLACE_PATH in the file
... (2 Replies)
I'm trying to create a ksh script that will ask the user for the port number. $PORT1 is the variable I want to use that will contain whatever numbers the user inputs. The script would edit ports.txt file, search and delete "./serv 110.1.0.1.$PORT1 200;=3" .
So if the user types 50243 then the... (5 Replies)
I want to make a config file which contain all the paths.
i want to read the config file line by line and pass as an argument on my below function.
Replace all the path with reading config path line by line and pass in respective functions.
how can i achieve that?
Kindly guide.
... (6 Replies)
Hi All
I have one file with multiple lines in it, each line has static text and some variable enclosed in <<filename>> as well. e.g. as below
123, <<file1.txt>> this is my name, I stay at <<city.txt>> Thanks for visiting
348384y, this is my name <<fileabc.txt>>, I stay at near the mall of... (8 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
pwd
pwd(1) User Commands pwd(1)NAME
pwd - return working directory name
SYNOPSIS
/usr/bin/pwd
DESCRIPTION
The pwd utility writes an absolute path name of the current working directory to standard output.
Both the Bourne shell, sh(1), and the Korn shell, ksh(1), also have a built-in pwd command.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables that affect the execution of pwd: LANG, LC_ALL, LC_MESSAGES, and
NLSPATH.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
>0 An error occurred.
If an error is detected, output will not be written to standard output, a diagnostic message will be written to standard error, and the
exit status will not be 0.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|CSI |enabled |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO cd(1), ksh(1), sh(1), shell_builtins(1), attributes(5), environ(5), standards(5)DIAGNOSTICS
``Cannot open ..'' and ``Read error in ..'' indicate possible file system trouble and should be referred to a UNIX system administrator.
NOTES
If you move the current directory or one above it, pwd may not give the correct response. Use the cd(1) command with a full path name to
correct this situation.
SunOS 5.10 28 Mar 1995 pwd(1)