Another solution: \\b because the \b has a special meaning in printf. \b in perl is "word boundary" and gives a more precise match.
will directly modify target_file.
The following is even more precise here, because column 1 is not involved:
Last edited by MadeInGermany; 05-30-2013 at 03:17 PM..
What is the most simple way to search multiple text files in multiple directories for a string then replace it with another string? I have about 300 files that I need to update and I'm just looking for alternatives rather than having to edit each one by hand.
Thanks in advance! (2 Replies)
I have two files:
file1:
somedata
<html>
<head>
This is sample statement
......
......
</head>
</html>
somedata
file2:
olga 81 91 B A
rene 82 92 B A
zack 83 93
Expextd Result: (2 Replies)
I have a file called config.xml, it's a simple xml file, and I need use sed/awk to erase some lines.
<machine xsi:type="unix-machineType">
<name>server1</name>
<node-manager>
<name>server1</name>
<listen-address>server1</listen-address>
</node-manager>
... (3 Replies)
Hello all,
First of all, I could not made up a nice title what explains my problem in short,sorry for that already.
I have the next file which contains the following,
CREATE:ENTRY:\
DNAME,"referenceId=sondakika30,referenceId=User1,\
referenceId=Company,\
... (2 Replies)
Hi
pls help me for below;
i have a file .content is :
===================
uid,pcsPricingPlan,refPcsQosProfName
821910002022,smartlimit,SGSNQOS1
i have to replace the value of uid and pricingplan by a unix script.
may be the value would be next line or any where in the file.
pls... (9 Replies)
Hi,
I want to grep multiple patterns from multiple files and save to multiple outputs. As of now its outputting all to the same file when I use this command.
Input : 108 files to check for 390 patterns to check for. output I need to 108 files with the searched patterns.
Xargs -I {} grep... (3 Replies)
I'm trying to change a few programs in our environment. Basically We have hardcoded some server names and stuff, So I want some one to suggest me some UNIX gui tools that can be used to replace these..
I really don't want to deal doing this through the command line. I want to transfer the files... (3 Replies)
Hi all,
Saying we have two files:
1. A "Reference File" whose content is "Variable Name": "Variable Value"
2. A "Model File" whose content is a model program in which I want to substitute "VariableName" with their respective value to produce a third file "Program File" which would be a... (4 Replies)
Hello,
I am getting below error in fmadm output. This server is not in support, so can't reach them. Is it showing that motherboard is faulty and should be replaced ? It was rebooted a week back and then, there were no errors
# fmadm faulty
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subst
subst(n) Tcl Built-In Commands subst(n)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________NAME
subst - Perform backslash, command, and variable substitutions
SYNOPSIS
subst ?-nobackslashes? ?-nocommands? ?-novariables? string
_________________________________________________________________DESCRIPTION
This command performs variable substitutions, command substitutions, and backslash substitutions on its string argument and returns the
fully-substituted result. The substitutions are performed in exactly the same way as for Tcl commands. As a result, the string argument
is actually substituted twice, once by the Tcl parser in the usual fashion for Tcl commands, and again by the subst command.
If any of the -nobackslashes, -nocommands, or -novariables are specified, then the corresponding substitutions are not performed. For
example, if -nocommands is specified, command substitution is not performed: open and close brackets are treated as ordinary characters
with no special interpretation.
Note that the substitution of one kind can include substitution of other kinds. For example, even when the -novariables option is speci-
fied, command substitution is performed without restriction. This means that any variable substitution necessary to complete the command
substitution will still take place. Likewise, any command substitution necessary to complete a variable substitution will take place, even
when -nocommands is specified. See the EXAMPLES below.
If an error occurs during substitution, then subst will return that error. If a break exception occurs during command or variable substi-
tution, the result of the whole substitution will be the string (as substituted) up to the start of the substitution that raised the excep-
tion. If a continue exception occurs during the evaluation of a command or variable substitution, an empty string will be substituted for
that entire command or variable substitution (as long as it is well-formed Tcl.) If a return exception occurs, or any other return code is
returned during command or variable substitution, then the returned value is substituted for that substitution. See the EXAMPLES below.
In this way, all exceptional return codes are "caught" by subst. The subst command itself will either return an error, or will complete
successfully.
EXAMPLES
When it performs its substitutions, subst does not give any special treatment to double quotes or curly braces (except within command sub-
stitutions) so the script
set a 44
subst {xyz {$a}}
returns "xyz {44}", not "xyz {$a}" and the script
set a "p} q {r"
subst {xyz {$a}}
returns "xyz {p} q {r}", not "xyz {p} q {r}".
When command substitution is performed, it includes any variable substitution necessary to evaluate the script.
set a 44
subst -novariables {$a [format $a]}
returns "$a 44", not "$a $a". Similarly, when variable substitution is performed, it includes any command substitution necessary to
retrieve the value of the variable.
proc b {} {return c}
array set a {c c [b] tricky}
subst -nocommands {[b] $a([b])}
returns "[b] c", not "[b] tricky".
The continue and break exceptions allow command substitutions to prevent substitution of the rest of the command substitution and the rest
of string respectively, giving script authors more options when processing text using subst. For example, the script
subst {abc,[break],def}
returns "abc,", not "abc,,def" and the script
subst {abc,[continue;expr {1+2}],def}
returns "abc,,def", not "abc,3,def".
Other exceptional return codes substitute the returned value
subst {abc,[return foo;expr {1+2}],def}
returns "abc,foo,def", not "abc,3,def" and
subst {abc,[return -code 10 foo;expr {1+2}],def}
also returns "abc,foo,def", not "abc,3,def".
SEE ALSO
Tcl(n), eval(n), break(n), continue(n)
KEYWORDS
backslash substitution, command substitution, variable substitution
Tcl 7.4 subst(n)