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ziggie216

04-24-2005 01:41 PM

add word to each line of the file?

If I want to insert a word into the beginning of each line in a file do I use the command "paste"?

from

is a test
is a test2
is a test3

to

this is a test
this is a test2
this is a test3

if so whats the format?

bulliver

04-24-2005 02:07 PM

I would use sed instead...

Code:

$ cat file

is a test

is a test2

is a test3

$ cat file | sed -e 's/is/this is/g' >> file2

$ cat file2

this is a test

this is a test2

this is a test3

Paste will combine the lines of two files, separated by a tab.

makuyl

04-24-2005 02:45 PM

Or for the same file "sed -i -e 's/is/this is/' filename"
The "g" would add "this" to all words "is" in a line.

bulliver

04-24-2005 07:51 PM

Your right makuyl, good catch...

slackie1000

04-25-2005 04:19 AM

hi there,

just to contribute:
if your line does not share the same pattern you can use ^

Code:

sed "s/^/this /g" your_file

regards

slackie1000

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