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Old 03-26-2010
sed to edit nth filed
Hi all,
I want to edit nth filed of a comma delimited line with some value. Can I use sed command to do this.
Pls suggest me the command here.

Thanks,
Poova.
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Old 03-26-2010
the sed faq sed.sourceforge.net/sedfaq4.html
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Old 03-26-2010
awk will be bettter option
 
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