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# 1  
Old 11-06-2006
Need to replace a . with / which is having a matching Prefix
Hi

Input File:
export NAME='AA.BB.CC'
export FILE=1.2.3
AA.BB.CC
export MAIL= '1.3.3'
export char='XX.YY.ZZ'

Out File
export NAME='AA/BB/CC'
export FILE=1.2.3
AA.BB.CC
export MAIL= '1.3.3'
export char='XX/YY/ZZ'


Only the Lines which have export and have alphabets after = sholuld be searched for . and replaced with /
# 2  
Old 11-06-2006
Code:
sed -e "/export/{s/\./\//g}" input.txt

# 3  
Old 11-06-2006
it is not able to search for 'export' and says a error
Quote:
Originally Posted by vino
Code:
sed -e "/export/{s/\./\//g}" input.txt

sed: 0602-404 Function /export/{s/\./\//g} cannot be parsed.
[tofps8]/home/tofps8/a>
# 4  
Old 11-06-2006
cat inputfile | grep export | sed "s/\./\//g" > out.file
justsam
# 5  
Old 11-06-2006
if we do like that the out put file will have only the line having export
i need the whole file back with the required replacement

Quote:
Originally Posted by justsam
cat inputfile | grep export | sed "s/\./\//g" > out.file
# 6  
Old 11-06-2006
Drop the braces.

Code:
sed -e "/export/s/\./\//g" input.txt

# 7  
Old 11-06-2006
Thats great it works
The sed searches for export first and on those which match it does the replacemnet

Thanks it works great

Quote:
Originally Posted by vino
Drop the braces.

Code:
sed -e "/export/s/\./\//g" input.txt
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