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# 1  
Old 07-09-2008
Replace the last slash alone
Hi All,
Can you please help me with the below issue.
I want only the last slash to be replaced with space.
06/05/2008/EDED_FD_BDCD_ABCD_123
06/05/2008 EDED_FD_BDCD_ABCD_123
# 2  
Old 07-09-2008
Try sed:
Code:
sed 's*.* *11'

Last edited by danmero; 07-09-2008 at 11:53 PM.. Reason: Have fun:)
# 3  
Old 07-10-2008
Code:
sed 's?^\(.*\)/\(.*\)$?\1 \2?'

# 4  
Old 07-10-2008
Since .* is "greedy", this should suffice:

Code:
sed 's?^\(.*\)/?\1 ?'

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