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Old 03-25-2011
Perl command to replace path part of variable
I'm trying to replace path which is part of variable inside script file:

FROM:
Code:
ABC_HOME=$ABC_ROOT/abc/1.0

TO:
Code:
ABC_HOME=$ABC_ROOT/abc/1.5

I'm using this:
Code:
perl -pi -e 's\ABC_HOME=$ABC_ROOT/abc/1.0\ABC_HOME=$ABC_ROOT/abc/1.5\g' /apps/scripts/test.sh

This command is not working because "=" sign. Is there a way to modify this command to make it work?

Thanks,
djanu
Last edited by Franklin52; 04-08-2011 at 03:22 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
# 2  
Old 03-25-2011
Problem is not in '=', its in the dollar sign. You need to escape the dollar (and use other delimiter for s//g):

Code:
$ cat test 
ABC_HOME=$ABC_ROOT/abc/1.0
$ cat test |  perl -pe 's+ABC_HOME=\$ABC_ROOT/abc/1.0+ABC_HOME=\$ABC_ROOT/abc/1.5+g' 
ABC_HOME=$ABC_ROOT/abc/1.5

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Old 04-07-2011
Thank you!
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