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Old 03-25-2014
Global replace command help
Hello -
I am trying to use a global replace command but its not working.

Here is the cmd I am using in vi:
Code:
:%s/OLD/NEW/g

However, in my "NEW" I already have a "/" which is not making the replace work:
Code:
:%s/mytestscript.com:33232/mytestscript:70245/test.com/g

the "mytestscript:70245/test.com" is the parameter to replace "mytestscript.com:33232"

Any idea how to fix this?

Thank you


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Mod Comment Please use code tags next time for your code and data. Thanks
Last edited by vbe; 03-25-2014 at 10:50 AM..
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Old 03-25-2014
Code:
%s/mytestscrip.com:33232/mytestscript:70245\/test.com/g

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DallasT
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Old 03-25-2014
You could also use , or ¦ (pipe) as the sed seperator.
 
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