02-07-2005
Editing a file in a shell script
Using Solaris 8.
I need to create a shell script that will edit a text file.
I need to look in the text file and do a search and replace. For instance, the text file name is always 'filename'. I need to open filename and replace every instance of 'oldtext' with 'newtext'. 'oldtext' is static. newtext is a variable that I will pass to the shell via the 'read' command further up in the script.
I've got most of the script written....I can pass the variables and create directorys, copy files etc, but I don't know how to edit a text file in a shell.
Thanks,
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dwtstextgeteditable
DwtSTextGetEditable(3Dwt) DwtSTextGetEditable(3Dwt)
Name
DwtSTextGetEditable - Obtains the current edit permission state indicating whether the user can edit the text in the simple text widget.
Syntax
Boolean DwtSTextGetEditable(widget)
Widget widget;
Arguments
widget Specifies the ID of the simple text widget whose edit permission state you want to obtain.
Description
The DwtSTextGetEditable function returns the current edit-permission-state, which indicates whether the user can edit the text in the sim-
ple text widget. If the function returns True, the user can edit the string text in the simple text widget. If it returns False, the user
cannot edit the text.
Return Values
This function returns the current permission state concerning the editing of the text field in the widget.
See Also
DwtSText(3Dwt), DwtSTextGetString(3Dwt), DwtSTextSetEditable(3Dwt), DwtSTextGetMaxLength(3Dwt), DwtSTextSetMaxLength(3Dwt), DwtS-
TextSetSelection(3Dwt), DwtSTextClearSelection(3Dwt), DwtSTextGetSelection(3Dwt)
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DwtSTextGetEditable(3Dwt)