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Old 06-27-2016
Wrench Getting error in sed command in replacing a word in all xmls
Hi Folks ,

I have to replace the following value in all the xml files so the value is

Code:
tcp://pondevpms1.fm.rbsgrp.net:6033,pondevpms2.fm.rbsgrp.net:6033


and the value with it need to be replaces is shown below

Code:
tcp://pondevpms1:3063



so i have fired the below command inside the directory that contain all the xml's



Code:
sed -i 's/tcp://pondevpms1.fm.rbsgrp.net:6033,pondevpms2.fm.rbsgrp.net:6033/tcp://pondevpms1:6063 /g' *.xml


but i am getting this below error please advise what is missing ..?Smilie
# 2  
Old 06-27-2016
Code:
sed -i 's#tcp://pondevpms1.fm.rbsgrp.net:6033,pondevpms2.fm.rbsgrp.net:6033#tcp://pondevpms1:6063 #g' *.xml

You would have to escape every single / in the URI so it doesn't conflict with the sed delimiter /, or you could change the delimiter as highlighted in red.
Also, even when it probably would not make a noticable effect here, the . (dot) means any character except the newline inside the regular expression of sed substitution.
Last edited by Aia; 06-27-2016 at 11:23 AM..
# 3  
Old 06-27-2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aia
Code:
sed -i 's#tcp://pondevpms1.fm.rbsgrp.net:6033,pondevpms2.fm.rbsgrp.net:6033#tcp://pondevpms1:6063 #g' *.xml

You would have to escape every single / in the URI so it doesn't conflict with the sed delimiter /, or you could change the delimiter as highlighted in red.
Also, even when it probably would not make a noticable effect here, the . (dot) means any character except the newline inside the regular expression of sed substitution.

Thanks it works but one thin i checked in xmls where this value is replaced that a space is inserted at last for example in the below xmls the value is replaced as


Code:
<prop key="java.naming.provider.url">tcp://pondevpms1:6063 </prop>


now see that at last specially after 7063 please advise how to edit this command so that t here is no space after 7063Smilie
# 4  
Old 06-27-2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by unclesamm
Thanks it works but one thin i checked in xmls where this value is replaced that a space is inserted at last for example in the below xmls the value is replaced as


Code:
<prop key="java.naming.provider.url">tcp://pondevpms1:6063 </prop>


now see that at last specially after 7063 please advise how to edit this command so that t here is no space after 7063Smilie
Do you mean 6063? In your original post you introduced the space.
Code:
sed -i 's#tcp://pondevpms1\.fm\.rbsgrp\.net:6033,pondevpms2\.fm\.rbsgrp\.net:6033#tcp://pondevpms1:6063#g' *.xml

Edit the command as shown.
Of course, since you overwrote your original files, now, that command might not work.

Please, try the following command to rectify.
Code:
perl -i -pe 's/:6063 </:6063</g' *.xml

Last edited by Aia; 06-27-2016 at 11:58 AM..
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