File Processing - How to Replace particular record

karumudi7 · September 22, 2011, 9:48am

I have a file with data as

1                             
L                             
1                             
Used                          
1                             
1                             
1                             
1                             
L                             
1                             
L                             
1                             
V�hicule d�occasion           
1                             
1                             
1                             
1                             
1                             
V�hicule d�occasion           
1                             
1                             
1                             
Used                          
1                             
Used                          
1                             
1                             
1                             
1                             
1                             
1                             
V�hicule d�occasion           
1                             
1                             
1                             
V�hicule d�occasion           
V�hicule d�occasion           
V�hicule d�occasion           
V�hicule d�occasion           
L

I have to replace the rows having V�hicule d�occasion with abc123 with out effectiong the other records.

Thanks!!!

jayan_jay · September 22, 2011, 9:53am

$ sed "s,\'occasion,occasion,g" infile

karumudi7 · September 22, 2011, 10:00am

Not working!!!

jayan_jay · September 22, 2011, 10:06am

previously you were given a different pattern for replacement .. have you changed it ?? anyway below the code for current requirement..

$ sed "s,V�hiculed\'occasion,abc123,g" infile

karumudi7 · September 22, 2011, 10:09am

jayan_jay:

previously you were given a different pattern for replacement .. have you changed it ?? anyway below the code for current requirement..
$ sed "s,V�hiculed\'occasion,abc123,g" infile

Its not working again, may be there are any spl characters & white space at the End.

Onething can we do the same for records starts with V

i.e; like V*

???

Thanks!!!

jayan_jay · September 22, 2011, 10:17am

instead of "*" , try with "." .. This works for me ..

$ sed "s,V.hicule d.occasion,abc123,g" infile
1
L
1
Used
1
1
1
1
L
1
L
1
abc123
1
1
1
1
1
abc123
1
1
1
Used
1
Used
1
1
1
1
1
1
abc123
1
1
1
abc123
abc123
abc123
abc123
L
$

karumudi7 · September 22, 2011, 10:54am

Thanks man.... Its working.
I will update if at any case, it fails.

Thanks!!!