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1. Homework & Coursework Questions
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
I have to write a script using sed, which delete everything between curly brackets and the brackets themself. The brackets might be nested.
The input-file is:
aaa { bbb ccc { ddd eee } fff { ... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: FuzzyGnome
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Ok, this one isn't for everybody, it's pretty tough and I've spent a good deal of time on it without figuring it out yet.
Can anybody get this script to work:
#!/bin/bash
cq_fname="%let outputfile="/user/cq_"$1".csv";"
sed "29s/.*/\"$cq_fname\"/" file1.sas >... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: nocloud
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello, would you please help me with why my SED command file is outputting the entire input file instead of only the text that I'm trying to block?
cat testfile
O 111111111-00
DUE-DATE
METHOD:
FREQUENCY:
O 222222222-00
DUE-DATE
METHOD:
FREQUENCY:
O 333333333-02
DUE-DATE
METHOD:... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: lneedh1
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
I am very new to Unix and using sed so I'm struggling a little bit with this command and was hoping someone could help me out.
I want to find a nested pattern in a file and replace some text in that file with text from another file.
For example, in file one I have something like... (11 Replies)
Discussion started by: planetary12
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Here's the input:
alpha, numeric or alphanumeric string ("line 1 string")
numeric string ("line 2 string")
numeric string ("line 3 string")
numeric string ("line 4 string")
...
where
- each numeric string is in a pattern that can be matched with RE but
- there can be any number of... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: uiop44
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I've a shell that uses two sed commands to tailor a file.
sed 's/ */ /g' | sed 's/%/%%/g'
Is it possible to merge this in to a single sed?
Thanks! (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: dvah
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello
I need to run some sed commands but it involves "/" in the substitute or delete, any ideas how I get round the problem.
Example:
cat file1.txt | sed -e '/</Header>/d' > file2.txt
This errors due to the forward slash before the Header text.
Thanks (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: Dolph
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I would like to change the lines:
originalline1
originalline2
to:
originalline1new
originalline1newline
originalline2new
originalline2newline
To do this, id like to combine the commands:
sed 's/^/&new/g' file > newfile1
and
sed '/^/ a\\
newline\\
\\ (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Dave724001
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
hello!
I have a few sed commands
sed '/^$/d' < $1 > tmp.t
sed '/^ \{3,\}/d' < tmp.t > tmp1.txt
.....
how can I write them in a single line?
sed '/^$/d' < $1 > | '/^ \{3,\}/d' < $1 > tmp1.txt
any idea?
thanks. (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: george_
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have a configuration file that when a certain script runs in updates. I want to use sed and can't seem to get the syntax right.
A line from the configuration file looks like:
DATE=20040909 12:00:10
When the script is run I want to change the date and time, i.e. removing the previous... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: dbrundrett
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