09-13-2012
data.db will not be edited by that command (as opposed to that done by the -i switch of sed). You'll need to redirect the output of that command in a temporary file and then, rename that temporary file to data.db. Was the first occurrence of that pattern replaced by the replacement string in the terminal output?
It would help to post a representative sample of data.db. Also, mention the output produced by that command on this sample and the expected output.
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Name
ex, edit - text editor
Syntax
ex [ - ] [ -v ] [ -x ] [ -t tag ] [ -r ] [ +command ] [ -l ] name...
edit [ ex options ]
Description
The editor is the root of a family of editors: and The editor is a superset of with the most notable extension being a display-editing
facility. Display-based editing is the focus of
The name argument indicates the files to be edited.
Options
- Suppresses all interactive-user feedback. This option is useful in processing editor scripts in command files.
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-r Used to recover after an editor or system crash. It recovers by retrieving the last saved version of the named file. If no file is
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+command
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is installed.
-x Causes to prompt for a key. The key is used to encrypt and decrypt the contents of the file. If the file contents have been encrypted
with one key, you must use the same key to decrypt them.
Restrictions
The command causes all marks to be lost on lines changed and then restored if the marked lines were changed.
The command does not clear the buffer modified condition.
The z command prints a number of logical rather than physical lines. More than a screenful of output may result if long lines are present.
File input/output errors do not print a name if the command line minus sign (-) option is used.
There is no easy way to do a single scan ignoring case.
The editor does not warn you if you place text in named buffers and do not use it before exiting the editor.
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Files
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/etc/termcap terminal capabilities
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/tmp/Exnnnnn editor temporary
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See Also
awk(1), ed(1), grep(1), sed(1), vi(1), termcap(5), environ(7)
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