srh@docwrk.UUCP (Steven R. Houser) (08/11/89)
I'm trying to use the sed editor to make global relacements, but I'm not
having much luck. I tried RTFM, but it doesn't give an example of what the
script file should look like. What I'm trying to do is replace occurrences
of ^L with .bp macros.
When I use the a script file containing:
/^L/s//\.bp
I get a message saying "sed: command line garbled". What am I doing wrong?
What should the script look like?
Steve
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uunet!osu-cis!n8emr!uncle!oink!docwrk!srh | Mark Twaingrr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) (08/11/89)
In article <49@docwrk.UUCP> srh@docwrk.UUCP (Steven R. Houser) writes: > I'm trying to use the sed editor to make global relacements, but I'm not > having much luck. I tried RTFM, but it doesn't give an example of what the > script file should look like. What I'm trying to do is replace occurrences > of ^L with .bp macros. > > When I use the a script file containing: > > /^L/s//\.bp > > I get a message saying "sed: command line garbled". What am I doing wrong? > What should the script look like? sed -e '/^L/s//.bp/' should work, assuming it's a real control/l and not some kind of caret followed by an L. -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@uunet.uu.net Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)
decot@hpisod2.HP.COM (Dave Decot) (08/12/89)
The problem is that sed does not know how to infer the final slash when you leave it out. ex/vi and ed both know to add the trailing slash, but sed doesn't. Dave
vause@cs-col.Columbia.NCR.COM (Sam Vause) (08/12/89)
In article <7630@cbmvax.UUCP> grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) writes: >In article <49@docwrk.UUCP> srh@docwrk.UUCP (Steven R. Houser) writes: >> I'm trying to use the sed editor to make global relacements, but I'm not >> having much luck. I tried RTFM, but it doesn't give an example of what the >> script file should look like. What I'm trying to do is replace occurrences >> of ^L with .bp macros. >> >> When I use the a script file containing: >sed -e '/^L/s//.bp/' should work, assuming it's a real control/l and not >some kind of caret followed by an L. How about: $ sed "s/^L/.bp/g" filename...... +------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Sam Vause, NCR Corporation, Customer Services - TOWER Support | |3325 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia, SC 29169 (803) 791-6953 | | vause@cs-col.Columbia.NCR.COM | | ...!uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!cs-col!vause | | ...!ucbvax!sdcsvax!ncr-sd!ncrcae!cs-col!vause | +------------------------------------------------------------------+