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03-05-2013

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How do I insert text with sed ?

Hi I was wondering if anyone new of a solution to this problem? I need to copy a time stamp that is on a line of .text in a text file into multiple positions on the same line.
I need to insert the time stamp on the same line between every occurance of the text ".pdf_.html" right after the underscore and before the ".html"
I've tried using sed and the \1 function without much luck.
I would be very thankful if anyone was able to provide a solution.
Below is an example of the code I'm trying to use.

Code:

 sed 's/\(TIMESTAMP\)/.*.pdf_\1.html.*/g' /SubmissionForm/*.text

What this sed script does is find the one occurrence of the time stamp on the line and inserts
".pdf_.html" around it, which is sort of what I had intended but not quit, I actualy need the time stamp to be inserted between every occurance of ".pdf_.html" after the underscore and before the .html
any help would be much appreciated
thanks

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pcap_free_tstamp_types

PCAP_LIST_TSTAMP_TYPES(3PCAP)											     PCAP_LIST_TSTAMP_TYPES(3PCAP)

NAME

       pcap_list_tstamp_types, pcap_free_tstamp_types - get a list of time stamp types supported by a capture device, and free that list

SYNOPSIS

       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       int pcap_list_tstamp_types(pcap_t *p, int **tstamp_typesp);
       void pcap_free_tstamp_types(int *tstamp_types);

DESCRIPTION

       pcap_list_tstamp_types()  is  used  to  get  a list of the supported time stamp types of the interface associated with the pcap descriptor.
       pcap_list_tstamp_types() allocates an array to hold the list and sets *tstamp_typesp to point to the array.  See pcap-tstamp(7) for a  list
       of all the time stamp types.

       The caller is responsible for freeing the array with pcap_free_tstamp_types(), which frees the list pointed to by tstamp_types.

RETURN VALUE

       pcap_list_tstamp_types()  returns the number of time stamp types in the array on success and PCAP_ERROR on failure.  A return value of zero
       means that you cannot specify a time stamp type; you are limited to the capture	device's  default  time  stamp	type.	If  PCAP_ERROR	is
       returned, pcap_geterr() or pcap_perror() may be called with p as an argument to fetch or display the error text.

SEE ALSO

       pcap(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP), pcap_tstamp_type_val_to_name(3PCAP), pcap-tstamp(7)

								  21 August 2010				     PCAP_LIST_TSTAMP_TYPES(3PCAP)

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