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How can I replace text after a specific word using sed?
I have a file named .ignore. In need to replace the projdir. For example:
ignore \..*
ignore README
projdir Snake
I need to replace Snake with, for example, "PacMan". I read the man page, but I ...
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Substitute placeholders in template
Say I have a shell configuration file config like this:
HOST=localhost
PORT=8080
Now I have a template template like this:
The host is <%= @HOST %>
The port is <%= @PORT %>
How do I ...
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Replace text between brackets
I'm using awk '{ gsub(/BAR|WIBBLE/, "FOO"); print }' to replace text in data like:
SOMETHING [BAR, WIBBLE]
SOMETHING [BAR]
This gives the desired result of:
SOMETHING [FOO, FOO]
SOMETHING [FOO]
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shell script/utility replace 2 byte unicode in binary file
I have many large Unicode files. I would like to replace each Unicode byte pair with a new Unicode byte pair. For example, the original file contains
"C3 B9 C3 AB C3 B8 C3 B0"
and I would like to ...
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Smart way to perform a similar replacement (not simple enough for diff) in multiple files?
I have a bunch of files (45, so too many to edit them manually without going crazy) which all require the same changes (as seen in the three diffs at the end of this question).
Most tools used for ...
2
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2answers
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Add info under specific line
I want to know how could I add files contain information under specific line in file.
For example, I have file1.txt with the following lines:
line 1
line 2
line 3
and file2.txt has the ...
2
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1answer
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How to join vCards lines
vCard uses a special way to split long lines: At 75 characters, insert a DOS newline and a space. Joining therefore means to replace all occurrences of the sequence "CR, LF, space" with an empty ...
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1answer
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How to do multiline search and replace text (delete) recursively
I want to go recursively through a directory and search for specific content in all files. The content should then be replaced if found. With a single line I would make something like this:
find . ...
2
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1answer
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Duplicate selected words with sed and replace it
I have to modify a document containing xml data; one modification I couldn't set up with sed.
I have to modify the following expressions from:
<Bild ...
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2answers
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remove only specific text occurrences from string using sed
I have a text file that contains many rows of this sort of thing:
/*[17:51:27][1 ms]*/ UPDATE `country` SET `region_id` = '4' WHERE `country_id` = '36';
Is there a way that I can use sed to remove ...
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5answers
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How to replace a list of placeholders in a text file?
I have a text (configuration) file, but the program that reads the file unfortunately doesn't allow using any kind of variables. So I'd like to use a preprocessor that replaces a set of placeholders ...
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How to split vCards lines
Related to How to join vCards lines, vCard does a weird kind of line splitting: If a line contains more than 75 characters, insert a "CR, LF, space" sequence. Thus the following line:
...
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2answers
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use awk to replace parentheses?
How can I use awk to replace the parentheses in these 2 scenarios?
Change empty parens to the word "None"
192.168.0.24,Up,()
Remove parens to only host.domain.com is left
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