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Old 06-20-2013
Code:
awk -F'=' '$1=="ABC"{$2=456}1' OFS='=' file

To read from file and replace (assuming you have just one record in file: oldfile):
Code:
awk -F'=' -v V="$(cat oldfile)" '$1=="ABC"{$2=V}1' OFS='=' file

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Old 06-20-2013
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Originally Posted by Yoda
Code:
awk -F'=' '$1=="ABC"{$2=456}1' OFS='=' file

To read from file and replace (assuming you have just one record in file: oldfile):
Code:
awk -F'=' -v V="$(cat oldfile)" '$1=="ABC"{$2=V}1' OFS='=' file

Thanks, it works

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