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Old 08-30-2010
Question Remove path string from file (string contains "/")
This is the way
Code:
sed -i 's/home/$USER/.config/hello_there//g' /home/$USER/.gnomerc

But, as far as I saw you cannot add any "/" in the string you want to remove....
So, what should I do in order to remove this path (which contains "/") ?Smilie
# 2  
Old 08-30-2010
Code:
sed -i 's#home/$USER/.config/hello_there##g' /home/$USER/.gnomerc

# 3  
Old 08-30-2010
Amm, thanks, this worked supposing you know the name of the Variable $USER....
e.g.
sed -i 's#home/alex/.config/hello_there##g' /home/$USER/.gnomerc #WORKS
sed -i 's#home/$USER/.config/hello_there##g' /home/$USER/.gnomerc #DOESN'T WORK
# 4  
Old 08-30-2010
Code:
sed -i "s#home/$USER/.config/hello_there##g" /home/$USER/.gnomerc

Always solving one problem at a time Smilie
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Old 08-30-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by bartus11
Code:
sed -i 's#home/$USER/.config/hello_there##g' /home/$USER/.gnomerc

Use double quotes Smilie:
Code:
sed -i "s#home/$USER/.config/hello_there##g" /home/$USER/.gnomerc

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# 6  
Old 08-30-2010
Thank you all.
# 7  
Old 08-30-2010
Code:
# sed -i 's/home\/'$USER'\/.config\/hello_there//g' /home/$USER/.gnomerc

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