quoth the MARG: > Hi, > > My .bash_profile is: > ---------------------- > # .bash_profile > > # Get the aliases and functions > if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then > . ~/.bashrc > fi > > # User specific environment and startup programs > > PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin > > export PATH > unset USERNAME > ---------------------------- > > What i'd like to do is from the command prompt or a bash script, insert > text after the line "PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin". > > I've searched the web and tried a few tricks, but one worked :( > > Could you help me please sed is the tool you need. Try something like: sed -e '10a\some text\' .bash_profile > Wam Regards, > MARG -d -- darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org "...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..." - Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972
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