replacing text from shell script

ufmale · 12-03-2009, 05:14 PM

i am trying to replace a word in a textfile using shell script.
My old batch script calling "sed" works perfectly on Windows.
However, it does not work when I put the sed code in my new shell script running on Redat.

Here is what I had in my batch script. (%1 = first argument)
sed -n "/joe/%1/" oldfile.txt 1> newfile.txt

Can someone suggest how to change it?

rweaver · 12-03-2009, 05:21 PM

$1 instead of %1 for starters

AnanthaP · 12-03-2009, 06:27 PM

[QUOTE]My old batch script calling "sed" works perfectly on Windows.[/QUOTE]

HUH.

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rweaver · 12-04-2009, 09:10 AM

The long and short is, you can't expect a batch script to work in *nix/*bsd. It's a windows only product, however there is a richer scripting language to work with.

http://www.hypexr.org/bash_tutorial.php
http://linux.about.com/od/bgb_guide/..._Beginners.htm