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Old 02-12-2008
sed replace 2nd instance in a file
Hello,

I want to replace 2nd instance of "foo" in a file use sed.

Any suggestions?
Last edited by katrvu; 02-12-2008 at 02:30 PM..
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Old 02-12-2008
Code:
sed 's/foo/FOBAR/2'

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Old 02-12-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by denn
Code:
sed 's/foo/FOBAR/2'

I believe that only replace 2nd instance in a line, but what if I want to replace 2nd instance in a file?

thank you for the suggestion
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