how to replace line of file with another line using awk in shell script

amit_pansuria · 03-28-2009, 08:11 AM

I have a file that contains line

MXST6MXDT:Mexico City Daylight:5,1-7:+1:9,24-30:0

I want to replace above line with the following line

MXST6MXDT:Mexico City Daylight:4,1-7:+1:10,25-31:0

how do i do it using shell script

Amit

pixellany · 03-28-2009, 08:26 AM

If it's just one file, just edit it. The only reason for a script is if you need to do it several times.

To write a script, you need to define the decision logic. e.g.: Are you going to act on every line containing "Mexico City"? Or maybe you just want to change every instance of "5,1-7:+1:9,24-30:0" to "4,1-7:+1:10,25-31:0" ..?

Here is one of many possible solutions:

Code:

sed '/Mexico/s/5,1-7:+1:9,24-30:0/4,1-7:+1:10,25-31:0/ filename > newfilename

This makes the replacement on every line which contains "Mexico"

Hko · 03-28-2009, 08:26 AM

Code:

sed -i 's/MXST6MXDT:Mexico City Daylight:5,1-7:+1:9,24-30:0/MXST6MXDT:Mexico City Daylight:4,1-7:+1:10,25-31:0/' file.txt

AnanthaP · 03-29-2009, 09:43 AM

Hey.

These lookslike entries in the task scheduler. 'at`, `cron` etc. Why do it programatically when you can generate the code for 25th to 31st. Have a slightly different name and for both call the same functional routine.

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