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# 1  
Old 12-31-2005
script - replace text in file
I have a file something like this (except much larger amount of rows/data)

0001 blue testing1
0002 blue testing2
0006 blue testing3
0232 red testing4
2143 blue testing5
3453 blue testing6

In a script I want to replace the word red with blue where the line begins with a certain number - ie. in this case I want to replace the word red with blue where the line begins with 0232.
I also want to place a new line in this file after the one in which I replace red with blue... I want to add a line to state I replace the word red with the word blue... so final file would look like this:

0001 blue testing1
0002 blue testing2
0006 blue testing3
0232 blue testing4
info: I replaced red with blue in the above line
2143 blue testing5
3453 blue testing6


any ideas?
# 2  
Old 12-31-2005
Code:
sed -e 's_^\(0232 \)red\( testing4\)$_\1blue\2\nInfo:Line changed_g'

# 3  
Old 12-31-2005
ok - not quite what I am after



This is the result I get with your command based on the file I created test1
sed -e 's_^\(0232 \)red\( testing4\)$_\1blue\2\nInfo:Line changed_g' test1
0001 blue testing1
0002 blue testing2
0006 blue testing3
0232 blue testing4nInfo:Line changed
2143 blue testing5
3453 blue testing6

1st point - I will only know the number at the start of the line and the colour... I will not know what is contained on the rest of the line so I can use 'testing4' in my sed string

2nd point - this only returns the output to screen but the original file remains unchanged. I need to change the original file - bare in mind the original file could contain 300000 lines and I only want to change one..


Can you still help? Smilie
# 4  
Old 01-02-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by frustrated1
sed -e 's_^\(0232 \)red\( testing4\)$_\1blue\2\nInfo:Line changed_g' test1
0001 blue testing1
0002 blue testing2
0006 blue testing3
0232 blue testing4nInfo:Line changed
2143 blue testing5
3453 blue testing6
How did you manage to get that "Info:Line changed" on the same line.

See what I got:

Code:
sh-2.05b$ echo "0001 blue testing1
0002 blue testing2
0006 blue testing3
0232 red testing4
2143 blue testing5
3453 blue testing6" | sed -e 's_^\(0232 \)red\( testing4\)$_\1blue\2\nInfo:Line changed_g'
0001 blue testing1
0002 blue testing2
0006 blue testing3
0232 blue testing4
Info:Line changed
2143 blue testing5
3453 blue testing6

Quote:
Originally Posted by frustrated1
1st point - I will only know the number at the start of the line and the colour... I will not know what is contained on the rest of the line so I can use 'testing4' in my sed string

2nd point - this only returns the output to screen but the original file remains unchanged. I need to change the original file - bare in mind the original file could contain 300000 lines and I only want to change one..
Anyway, from I understand, this sed should work

Code:
sh-2.05b$ echo "0001 blue testing1
0002 blue testing2
0006 blue testing3
0232 red testing4
2143 blue testing5
3453 blue testing6" | sed -e 's_^\(0232 \)red\(.*\)_\1blue\2\nInfo:Line changed_g'
0001 blue testing1
0002 blue testing2
0006 blue testing3
0232 blue testing4
Info:Line changed
2143 blue testing5
3453 blue testing6

# 5  
Old 01-02-2006
Try the below SED command,

Code:
sed 's_^\(0232 \)red\(.*\)$_\1blue\2\#you have to presss the enter button here
info: I replaced red with blue in the above line_' datafile.dat


Code:
/export/home/test/mons/UnixForum>echo "0001 blue testing1
> 0002 blue testing2
> 0006 blue testing3
> 0232 red testing4
> 2143 blue testing5
> 3453 blue testing6" | sed 's_^\(0232 \)red\(.*\)$_\1blue\2\
> info: I replaced red with blue in the above line_'
0001 blue testing1
0002 blue testing2
0006 blue testing3
0232 blue testing4
info: I replaced red with blue in the above line
2143 blue testing5
3453 blue testing6

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