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 OSF1
pwd
pwd(1) General Commands Manual pwd(1)NAME
pwd - Displays the pathname of the current working directory
SYNOPSIS
pwd
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:
pwd: XCU5.0
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.
OPTIONS
None
OPERANDS
None
DESCRIPTION
The pwd command writes to standard output the full pathname of your current working directory. All directories are separated by a /
(slash). The first / represents the root directory and the last directory named is your current working directory.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: Successful completion. An error occurred.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables affect the execution of pwd: Provides a default value for the internationalization variables that are
unset or null. If LANG is unset or null, the corresponding value from the default locale is used. If any of the internationalization vari-
ables contain an invalid setting, the utility behaves as if none of the variables had been defined. If set to a non-empty string value,
overrides the values of all the other internationalization variables. Determines the locale for the format and contents of diagnostic mes-
sages written to standard error. Determines the location of message catalogues for the processing of LC_MESSAGES.
SEE ALSO
Commands: cd(1), csh(1), ksh(1), Bourne shell sh(1b), POSIX shell sh(1p)
Functions: stat(2), getcwd(3)
Standards: standards(5)pwd(1)