On 13/02/2008, Scott Ruckh <sruckh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I would like to do the following SED replacement, but I am not having much > luck and thought I would ask for help. > > TEXT1="some-text a.b.c.d a.b.c.d a.b.c.d a.b.c.d" > TEXT2="some-text 1.1.1.1 2.2.2.2 3.3.3.3 4.4.4.4" > > sed -i "s/$TEXT1/$TEXT2/g" $INFILE > > ;a.b.c.d are unknown IP Addresses. > > ---------------------- > > I have tried this: > > TEXT2="some-text 1.1.1.1 2.2.2.2 3.3.3.3 4.4.4.4" > IP_REGEX="\b(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][$ > TEXT1="^some-text[ \t]${IP_REGEX}[ \t]${IP_REGEX}[ \t]${IP_REGEX}[ > \t]${IP_REGEX}" > > sed -i "s/$TEXT1/$TEXT2/g" $INFILE > > ---------------------- > > What I have does not work, and I need some assistance. > > Your help is appreciated. > > Thanks. > I think you simply missed out on the option: -e instead of -i. This works for me: TEXT1="some-text a.b.c.d a.b.c.d a.b.c.d a.b.c.d" TEXT2="some-text 1.1.1.1 2.2.2.2 3.3.3.3 4.4.4.4" sed -e "s/$TEXT1/$TEXT2/g" $INFILE Kind regards, Herta -- "Life on Earth may be expensive, but it comes with a free ride around the Sun." -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list