I am trying to edit multiple files from one directory and including all the files in all the sub directories. My string opens each file, puts the text on my screen and does not save the new information to the file. I am using a variable in my script, and wondering if that is what is choking it. ... (1 Reply)
Hi all,
I'm fairly new to scripting in linux and need some help.
I have an file that looks something like this:
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# Some comments
# Some comments
# Some comments
# Some comments
# Some comments
# Some comments
abc:/path/to/somewhere:X... (3 Replies)
I have a string that looks like this
username|field1|field2|field3
the data has a delimiter of "|"
how can i edit field1, keeping the rest of the data the same
also how can i edit field2 and 3. (3 Replies)
Is it possible to add - or edit - data (the strings) contained within the string table of an ELF executable?
I know I can access the string table with the following code;
while ((scn = elf_nextscn(m_elf, scn)) != 0) {
char *name = 0;
gelf_getshdr(scn, &shdr);
... (9 Replies)
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
Problem Statement for project:
When an account is created on the CS Unix network, a
public html directory is created in the account's home directory. A default web page is put into that directory.
Some users replace or... (13 Replies)
i am writing a script to edit entries in a file. what command will edit a specific file?
ex: echo) "what number would you like to change
read "number"
this is where I am stuck. what command will edit my specific file? (3 Replies)
Hi All
I have a question.
I would like to edit some string characters by replacing with characters of choice located in another file. For example in sample file>S5_SK1.chr01
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNCAGCATGCAATAAGGTGACATAGATATACCCACACACCACACCCTAACACTAACCCTAATCTAACCCTGGCCAACCTGTTT... (9 Replies)
Hi guys got a problem here hope u all can help me. I learn that sed can actually edit a string but you need to know the old attribute to change to new 1.
Example: sed "s/$title:$author/$title:$Nauthor/g"
"Harry Potter - The Half Blood Prince:J.K Rowling:40.30:10:50"
Each delimiter : represent... (4 Replies)
here is what i want to achieve... consider a file contains below contents. the file size is large about 60mb
cat dump.sql
INSERT INTO `table1` (`id`, `action`, `date`, `descrip`, `lastModified`) VALUES (1,'Change','2011-05-05 00:00:00','Account Updated','2012-02-10... (10 Replies)
Dear Guru's
I'm using Putty and want to edit a file. I know we generally use vi editor to do it. As I'm not good in using vi editor, I want to convert the vi into something like text pad. Is there any option in Putty to do the same ? Thanks for your response.
Srini (6 Replies)