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Is there a way to change one line in a text file from the command line? For example, if inside a config file there is a line that says startup=manual and I want it to say startup=automatic, how can I accomplish this from the command line? Also, there will definitely be multiple instances of the words "startup", "manual", and "automatic" in the file, just not in that particular order, and I can only modify that one line.
Looks like LiamFromLeeds has a good solution. I just wanted to note that if the just can't use a GUI program to edit the file, you could still use a program like vim, which runs in a CLI.
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