sed problem

kranthikumar.gatta · 07-08-2008, 02:42 AM

Hi I am trying to replace the content LIB="common.jar" with LIB="common.jar param.jar" in a file. For doing the same, I am using the command
echo $line | /bin/sed \ -e 's/'LIB="common.jar"'/'LIB="common.jar param.jar"'/g' \.

But when I try to execute the same using a postinstall file, I am getting the error message "COMMAND GARBLED". Instead of whitespace, if I give an underscore or some other character between common.jar and param.jar, it is working fine.

Kindly guide me on how can this issue be resolved.

Thanks in advance.

indeliblestamp · 07-08-2008, 06:27 AM

It works for me if I escape the double quotes and the space.

Code:

bash-2.05b ~$ echo $line
content LIB="common.jar" with
bash-2.05b ~$ echo $line | /bin/sed -e 's/'LIB=\"common.jar\"'/'LIB=\"common.jar\ param.jar\"'/g'
content LIB="common.jar param.jar" with
bash-2.05b ~$

kranthikumar.gatta · 07-09-2008, 12:10 AM

Hi Arun, when i use the same lines at the prompt, its working fine. But when i am including the same content in a postinstall file, its saying command garbled. Kindly sort this out.

Thanks in advance.

indeliblestamp · 07-09-2008, 02:16 AM

I wouldn't know, unless you paste the line as it is in your postinstall file. e.g. instead of echo $line | sed etc, it should be more like sed -e etcetc $file.