[SOLVED] help with inserting mutiple lines usign sed

puth · 02-11-2010, 03:33 PM

hi,
i am trying to insert multiple lines in a file using sed.

suppose below is the text.
hi i am here.
Please "$x" me.
linuz forums.

i tried using
sed "`expr $line + 3` i\ hi i am here. \ Please "$x" me." ~/scripts/temp.txt

The entire output appeared in a line.
let me know how to print the text in multiple lines.

carltm · 02-13-2010, 06:45 AM

I just noticed your last edit. Does that mean you figured it out?

If so, would you post what works in case someone else has the same
problem and would like to see the fix?

puth · 02-13-2010, 03:40 PM

i already mentioned the solution used to resolve the issue in my comments.
Anyways i used \n instead of \ in my statement for printing the text in multiple lines.