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Old 09-24-2009
sed issue with end of line
Example,

Trying to replace text to the end of a line.

Text file looks like this

PP= 4
PP= 412
PP= 425

I want to replace only the following line:

PP= 4

with

PP= 2

How can this be done with sed?
# 2  
Old 09-24-2009
Code:
sed 's/4$/2/' filename

Last edited by varontron; 09-24-2009 at 05:44 PM..
# 3  
Old 09-24-2009
Code:
 sed s/"PP= 4"$/"PP= 2"/

between the " " whatever you want to replace

(edit: added the $
after the varontron remarks, varontron is right without it will change all PP= 4[whatever])
Last edited by Phil_FL; 09-24-2009 at 06:08 PM..
# 4  
Old 09-24-2009
you need the '$' on the end of the pattern if you want only the line ending in '4' to be changed. Phil_FL's suggestion will change all the lines containing the pattern, not just the first.
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