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# 8  
Old 04-25-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by chetanpunekar
Hi Kevin,

sorry for the trouble. I had tried -i option, but it is not available
Code:
D:\>sed -i 's\abc\xyz\g' abc.txt
sed: Unknown option -i
Usage: sed [-n] script [file...]
       sed [-nE] [-e script] [-f scriptfile] [file...]

D:\>help sed
sed -- stream editor (non-interactive)
Usage:  sed [-En] script [file ...]
        sed [-En] [-e script]... [-f scriptfile]... [file ...]

-E              use extended regular expressions
-e script       add argument "script" to end of script
-n              suppress output except from commands in sed script
-f scriptfile   add commands in "scriptfile" to script

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Oh, that's bad.
Anyway you can still do what scottn suggested.
# 9  
Old 04-25-2011
There's also ed and ex. Just about every single time you see code that uses gnu sed's -i extension, it's something that can be easily done with the ubiquitous, standardized line editors.

Regards,
Alister

P.S. Woohoo ... 1,000th post. Smilie
# 10  
Old 04-25-2011
D:\> tells me that the OP might not have "ubiquitous, standardized line editors" Smilie

Quote:
Originally Posted by alister
Woohoo ... 1,000th post. Smilie
Well done.

And, what better a time to use posh words than your 1000th post? Smilie
# 11  
Old 04-25-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by scottn
D:\> tells me that the OP might not have "ubiquitous, standardized line editors" Smilie
Heheh. True. But if sed is available, perhaps there's hope.

Keeping hope alive,
Alister
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