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# 8  
Old 02-18-2010
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# 9  
Old 02-19-2010
Hello
now i had little problem

the input is :
Code:
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/zst29595.jpg /http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/4786/zst29595.jpg
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/ztj10579.jpg /http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9339/ztj10579.jpg

notice the / before http

the output should be :
Code:
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/zst29595.jpg http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/4786/zst29595.jpg
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/ztj10579.jpg http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9339/ztj10579.jpg

Thanks in advance
Last edited by princesasa; 02-19-2010 at 08:38 PM..
# 10  
Old 02-19-2010
Code:
$ 
$ cat f4
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/zst29595.jpg /http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/4786/zst29595.jpg
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/ztj10579.jpg /http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9339/ztj10579.jpg
$ 
$ # Using sed
$ sed 's/\/http/http/' f4
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/zst29595.jpg http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/4786/zst29595.jpg
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/ztj10579.jpg http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9339/ztj10579.jpg
$ 
$ # Using awk
$ awk 'sub("/http","http")' f4
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/zst29595.jpg http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/4786/zst29595.jpg
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/ztj10579.jpg http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9339/ztj10579.jpg
$ 
$ # Using Perl
$ perl -lne 's/\/http/http/; print' f4
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/zst29595.jpg http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/4786/zst29595.jpg
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/ztj10579.jpg http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9339/ztj10579.jpg
$ 
$ # Using Ruby
$ ruby -pe 'sub("/http","http")' f4
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/zst29595.jpg http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/4786/zst29595.jpg
Redirect 303 /up/upfiles/ztj10579.jpg http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9339/ztj10579.jpg
$ 
$

tyler_durden
# 11  
Old 02-20-2010
Hello
Extremely wonderful tyler
you made me really speechless
thanks a loot
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