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Old 03-20-2011
regex to match digits not in dates
hi all, im having problems. I need to change all number 10 in a text file to word form, or in short from 10->ten. the thing is number 10 including in dates such as 10/22/1997 or 03-10-2011 should not be changed. im having some trouble because the file contains numbers like "price range from 10-50k". can someone come up with a regex that will match this kind of thing thanks..
# 2  
Old 03-20-2011
You have to provide us with what should be changed to what. Preferably show us sample of your file, with all the cases that you might deal with, and how it should look like after processing.
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Old 03-20-2011
this is just a sample.
Code:
name: john smith
birthday: 10-11-1995
date hired: 05/10/2010
expected salary: 10-50k
typing speed: 10 wpm
coordinates: (10, 10)

should come out like this:
Code:
name: john smith
birthday: 10-11-1995
date hired: 05/10/2010
expected salary: ten-50k
typing speed: ten wpm
coordinates: (ten, ten)

hope this could help
Last edited by Franklin52; 03-21-2011 at 04:57 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
# 4  
Old 03-20-2011
Try:
Code:
perl -pe '!/\d\d-\d\d-\d{4}/ && s/10/ten/g' file

# 5  
Old 03-20-2011
thanks ill try it

---------- Post updated at 12:30 AM ---------- Previous update was at 12:16 AM ----------

$lines[$i]=~!/\d\d-\d\d-\d{4}/ && s/10/ten/g;
i used this line but its not working maybe theres something wrong. Maybe the && only works in shell
# 6  
Old 03-20-2011
Post full code that you are using.
# 7  
Old 03-20-2011
Hi ,

Use this code!!

Code:
sed -E '/day|date/ !s/10/ten/g' file

or

Code:
sed -r '/day|date/ !s/10/ten/g' file
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