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# 8  
Old 04-29-2012
Ow, and escape the special meaning in the replacement part of the substitution command in sed..:
Code:
Dquote=ͺ
Squote='\&#$567'
Obrac='\&^986'
Cbrac='\&^745'

output:
Code:
1.hi this is ͺvinothͺ.
2.iam software &#$567engineer&#$567.
3.How is life &^986not good&^745.
4.i have used version 1.0 as the software.And yu are the first price if 1.06.wat is involved?

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 04-29-2012 at 07:32 AM..
# 9  
Old 04-29-2012
Hi,

Below is input

Code:
1.hi this is "vinoth".
2.iam software 'engineer'.
3.How is life (not good).
4.i have used version 1.0 as the software.And yu are the first price if 1.06.wat is involved?

I want below output,

Code:
1.hi this is ϔvinothϔ.
2.iam software ȷengineerȷ.
3.How is life Ƴnot goodȖ.
4.i have used version 1.0 as the software.And yu are the first price if 1.06.wat is involved?

If i find single quotes it should be replaced by ȷ,If double quotes are found any where in the file its should be replaced by ϔ.It should not print the ',"",(,and, ).
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 04-29-2012 at 07:35 AM.. Reason: CODE TAGS!!!!
# 10  
Old 04-29-2012
Code:
Dquote=ϔ Squote=ȷ Obrac=Ƴ Cbrac=Ȗ
sed "s/\"/$Dquote/g; s/'/$Squote/g; s/(/$Obrac/g; s/)/$Cbrac/g" infile

output:
Code:
1.hi this is ϔvinothϔ.
2.iam software ȷengineerȷ.
3.How is life Ƴnot goodȖ.
4.i have used version 1.0 as the software.And yu are the first price if 1.06.wat is involved?

Or simply use:
Code:
sed "s/\"/ϔ/g; s/\'/ȷ/g; s/(/Ƴ/g; s/)/Ȗ/g" infile

or:
Code:
sed "y/\"'()/ϔȷƳȖ/" infile

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 04-29-2012 at 08:17 AM..
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