[SOLVED] sed help to insert multiple line

bradvan · 11-03-2011, 10:43 AM

I'm writing a sed script to modify an Apache 2 httpd.conf file. I'm getting stumped with trying to insert:

Code:

<Location /cgis>
    Options +ExecCGI
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Location>

before

Code:

#
# Note that from

I'm trying

Code:

sed -i /^#$/{N # Note that from} i \
<Location \/cgis> \
   Options +ExecCGI\
   Order allow,deny\
   Allow from all\
<\/Location>\
\
' /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

I get unknown command `<'. If I try to escape the '<', I get unterminated address regex. Can someone point me in the correct direction?

Thanks!

crts · 11-03-2011, 11:01 AM

Hi,

try it this way:

Code:

sed '/^#$/{N; /# Note that from/ i \
<Location /cgis> \
   Options +ExecCGI\
   Order allow,deny\
   Allow from all\
</Location>\

}' file

As you can see, you do not need all the escape characters. Notice especially, that the last '\' is not needed. In your example it indicates that there is another line following which has to be inserted, too. Thus the

Code:

' /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

is not being interpreted as part of the 'sed' command but as part that needs to be inserted. Also notice, that you need a second search pattern after your 'N' command.

Hope this helps.

bradvan · 11-03-2011, 12:39 PM

Worked perfectly! Thank You!