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Old 05-02-2012
Replace a String using Bash
I'm going freakin crazy here! I've tried multiple attempts and configurationa and cannot get this to work.

I have a file:
Code:
private/etc/apt/sources.list.d/cydia.list

I want to replace a string in this file:
Code:
"deb http:name.of.address ./"

with
Code:
"deb http:name.of.other.address ./"

The 'cydia.list' file permissions (I'm not the owner) are:
Code:
-rw-r-r- root wheel

Can I edit this file and, if so, how can I do it cuz everything i've tried hasn't worked....Smilie

Thanx in advance!!!
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 05-02-2012 at 11:20 AM.. Reason: code tags
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Old 05-02-2012
You do not have permissions to change that file...
# 3  
Old 05-02-2012
I was afraid of that...

For fun, I tried this script and it worked!!! ...but I don't why it worked...

Code:
mv /private/etc/apt/sources.list.d/tortrix.list /private/etc/apt/sources.list.d/cydia.list

The contents of 'tortrix.list' wrote over the contents of 'cydia.list' even though I shouldn't be able to, right?

If it is possible, could I construct something to extract the contents of 'Cydia.list' and make a new copy of it???
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 05-02-2012 at 11:40 AM.. Reason: code tags
# 4  
Old 05-02-2012
Probably you do have write access to the directory in which it resides and so you can remove the old file probably you were given a warning?

Have look at the directory permissions:
Code:
ls -ld /private/etc/apt/sources.list.d

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# 5  
Old 05-03-2012
Thanx, bud! Now, I understand why one thing worked but the other will not... I appreciate ur help and I should've asked this before spending hours and hours trying to solve it myself! LOL!
 
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