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=== How to work with "sed" command ===
 
=== How to work with "sed" command ===
Attached is a file [[Media:sed1line.txt]] with a very useful list of sed commands called ''One-Liners for sed''. Updated version is always available at http://sed.sourceforge.net/sed1line.txt
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Attached is a file [[Media:Sed1line.txt]] with a very useful list of sed commands called ''One-Liners for sed''. Updated version is always available at http://sed.sourceforge.net/sed1line.txt

Revision as of 00:06, 7 June 2015

How to search and replace a word or phrase

  • All matches
perl -pi -e 's/old string/new string/g' /path/to/the/file
This command line replaces all the instances of old string with new string that are found in `/path/to/the/file`. To replace only the first instance, remove the g at the end of the command.
  • Conditional match
perl -pi -e 's/old string/new string/ if m/my unique string/' /path/to/the/file
This command line search only for the lines that matches my unique string and then replaces old string with new string
  • Search and replace using bash shell variables
sed -i -e s%old string%$BASH_VARIABLE% /path/to/the/file
In order to get this done is convenient to use `sed` instead `perl` command.
Always use `-i -e` instead `-ie`, if not you will end up with another file with the same name but with an `e` at the end of the file name.

How to remove/replace a whole line

  • Conditional match
perl -pi -e '$_="" if m/my unique string/' /path/to/the/file
This command line removes all the lines that matches my unique string

How to work with "sed" command

Attached is a file Media:Sed1line.txt with a very useful list of sed commands called One-Liners for sed. Updated version is always available at http://sed.sourceforge.net/sed1line.txt