Search replace doubt

Hi,
I hav got a text file with contents

jkfsflkfd ;
lsfjsdlflf ;
kjsflkfds ;
lksjfdkjf ;


i need to replace all ; with some text (containing characters also)

does tr work??


Thanks in advance

Re: Search replace doubt

varkey@changingideas.com wrote:
>
> I hav got a text file with contents
>
> jkfsflkfd ;
> lsfjsdlflf ;
> kjsflkfds ;
> lksjfdkjf ;
>
>
> i need to replace all ; with some text (containing characters also)
>
> does tr work??

no.

sed "s/;/some text/" textfile

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Re: Search replace doubt

On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:05:49 +0100, Cyrus Kriticos wrote:
> varkey@changingideas.com wrote:
>>
>> I hav got a text file with contents
>>
>> jkfsflkfd ;
>> lsfjsdlflf ;
>> kjsflkfds ;
>> lksjfdkjf ;
>>
>>
>> i need to replace all ; with some text (containing characters also)
>>
>> does tr work??
>
> no.
>
> sed "s/;/some text/" textfile

And, no, _THAT_ doesn't work either!

$ sed "s/;/some text/g" textfile

Used the "g" because the OP said "all ;"....

Jonesy
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Re: Search replace doubt

Allodoxaphobia wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:05:49 +0100, Cyrus Kriticos wrote:
>> varkey@changingideas.com wrote:
>>> I hav got a text file with contents
>>>
>>> jkfsflkfd ;
>>> lsfjsdlflf ;
>>> kjsflkfds ;
>>> lksjfdkjf ;
>>>
>>>
>>> i need to replace all ; with some text (containing characters also)
>>>
>>> does tr work??
>> no.
>>
>> sed "s/;/some text/" textfile
>
> And, no, _THAT_ doesn't work either!
>
> $ sed "s/;/some text/g" textfile
>
> Used the "g" because the OP said "all ;"....

The OP said "all ;" but the "g" is not necessary.

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Re: Search replace doubt

On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:41:03 +0100, Cyrus Kriticos wrote:
> Allodoxaphobia wrote:
>> On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:05:49 +0100, Cyrus Kriticos wrote:
>>> varkey@changingideas.com wrote:
>>>> I hav got a text file with contents
>>>>
>>>> jkfsflkfd ;
>>>> lsfjsdlflf ;
>>>> kjsflkfds ;
>>>> lksjfdkjf ;
>>>>
>>>> i need to replace all ; with some text (containing characters also)
>>>>
>>>> does tr work??
>>> no.
>>>
>>> sed "s/;/some text/" textfile
>>
>> And, no, _THAT_ doesn't work either!
>>
>> $ sed "s/;/some text/g" textfile
>>
>> Used the "g" because the OP said "all ;"....
>
> The OP said "all ;" but the "g" is not necessary.

'Twould be if there are 2 ";" on a line.

Jonesy