Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:24:57 -0700 (PDT) From: youshi10@u.washington.edu To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem with sed substitution Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0706191124570.5830@hymn01.u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <46780B29.7000004@oregnier.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Olivier Regnier wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I try to use sed with /etc/gettytab file. I would like to replace this text : > \r\n%s\%m ($h) (%t)\r\n\r by Hello world. > I tested with this command : > % sed -i.old -e 's/\r\n%s\%m ($h) (%t)\r\n\r/Hello world/' > but that doesn't work at all. > Can you help me please ? > > Thank you :) In place replacement isn't a wise idea. Output it to a temp file, then move it to the old filename if you wish. -Garrett
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.LNX.4.43.0706191124570.5830>