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Here's a basic example of using sed. Search file_src for all ocurrences of string1 and replace them with string2, write the output to file_dest sed s/string1/string2/g file_src > file_dest ... View this tip
Search and replace using sed
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Post subject: Search and replace using sed  PostPosted: Dec 20, 2011 - 06:21 PM



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If the string to replace contains / then use the following command to search and replace

Code:
sed s@string/containing/@replacing/with/stringcontaining/@g fileinput > fileoutput
 
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