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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Sed/replace using variable Post 302926434 by Scrutinizer on Monday 24th of November 2014 12:17:04 PM
Old 11-24-2014
In sed you can replace the slash of the substitute command with almost any character .
Code:
$ echo "Turn forward // into dashes" | sed 's/\//-/g' 
Turn forward -- into dashes

Using | instead of / :
Code:
$ echo "Turn forward // into dashes" | sed 's|/|-|g' 
Turn forward -- into dashes

Another thing is that you may need extra backslashes within double quotes. So best to use single quotes..

Code:
$ echo "Turn forward // into backslashes" | sed 's/\//\\/g' 
Turn forward \\ into backslashes
$ echo "Turn forward // into backslashes" | sed "s/\//\\/g" 
sed: 1: "s/\//\/g": unterminated substitute in regular expression
$ echo "Turn forward // into backslashes" | sed "s/\//\\\\/g" 
Turn forward \\ into backslashes
$ echo "Turn forward // into backslashes" | sed 's|/|\\|g' 
Turn forward \\ into backslashes

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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN

br

br(1)							      General Commands Manual							     br(1)

NAME

       br - utility to interact with Firecracker device

SYNOPSIS

       br [options] [housecode[list]] [native command] ...

DESCRIPTION

       This  manual  page  documents  briefly  the  br command.  br is a program that interacts with X10's Firecracker device allowing the user to
       manipulate X10 devices throughout their house/office.

OPTIONS

       The programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-').  A summary of options are included
       below.

       -h, --help
	      Show summary of options.

       -v, --verbose
	      Each -v will increase the verbosity.

       -x, --port=PORT
	      Set port to communicate with (should be the port the Firecracker module is plugged into)

       -c, --house=[A-P]
	      Use alternate house code for operations, default is A

       -n, --on=LIST
	      Turn on all devices in LIST

       -f, --off=LIST
	      Turn off all devices in LIST

       -N, --ON
	      Turn on all devices in housecode

       -F, --OFF
	      Turn off all devices in housecode

       -d, --dim=LEVEL[,LIST]
	      Dim devices in housecode [or LIST] to relative LEVEL

       -B, --lamps_on
	      Turn on all lamps in housecode

       -D, --lamps_off
	      Turn off all lamps in housecode

       -r, --repeat=NUM
	      Repeat commands NUM times (0 = ~forever)

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Ashley Clark <aclark@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

								   Ashley Clark 							     br(1)
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