using sed replace the new line with character
I am using sed to remove the new line and replace with <br> but I am not able to get the desired output.
I wrote:
find . -name $1 -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i '' -e 's|n|ABC|g'
...but this doesn't work.
scripts sed text-processing
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I am using sed to remove the new line and replace with <br> but I am not able to get the desired output.
I wrote:
find . -name $1 -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i '' -e 's|n|ABC|g'
...but this doesn't work.
scripts sed text-processing
edited Dec 25 '18 at 9:27
agc
1409
asked Sep 26 '14 at 14:21
abhijeetmoteabhijeetmote
236
possible duplicate of Find and replace text within a file using commands
– Pandya
Sep 26 '14 at 16:01
You can invoke programs onfindresults a bit more elegantly with the-execaction:find . -name $1 -exec sed -i '' -e 's|n|ABC|g' {} +
– David Foerster
Sep 26 '14 at 16:12
@Pandya I don't believe this is a duplicate, the OP is already using what that question would suggest, he just needs help getting the exact command for his specific environment correct, which that question won't provide.
– Seth♦
Sep 26 '14 at 16:19
1
You can usetr 'n' '<br>' < file
– Pandya
Sep 27 '14 at 2:14
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I am using sed to remove the new line and replace with <br> but I am not able to get the desired output.
I wrote:
find . -name $1 -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i '' -e 's|n|ABC|g'
...but this doesn't work.
scripts sed text-processing
edited Dec 25 '18 at 9:27
agc
1409
asked Sep 26 '14 at 14:21
abhijeetmoteabhijeetmote
236
I am using sed to remove the new line and replace with <br> but I am not able to get the desired output.
I wrote:
find . -name $1 -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i '' -e 's|n|ABC|g'
...but this doesn't work.
scripts sed text-processing
scripts sed text-processing
edited Dec 25 '18 at 9:27
agc
1409
asked Sep 26 '14 at 14:21
abhijeetmoteabhijeetmote
236
edited Dec 25 '18 at 9:27
agc
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asked Sep 26 '14 at 14:21
abhijeetmoteabhijeetmote
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edited Dec 25 '18 at 9:27
agc
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edited Dec 25 '18 at 9:27
agc
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edited Dec 25 '18 at 9:27
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asked Sep 26 '14 at 14:21
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possible duplicate of Find and replace text within a file using commands
– Pandya
Sep 26 '14 at 16:01
You can invoke programs onfindresults a bit more elegantly with the-execaction:find . -name $1 -exec sed -i '' -e 's|n|ABC|g' {} +
– David Foerster
Sep 26 '14 at 16:12
@Pandya I don't believe this is a duplicate, the OP is already using what that question would suggest, he just needs help getting the exact command for his specific environment correct, which that question won't provide.
– Seth♦
Sep 26 '14 at 16:19
1
You can usetr 'n' '<br>' < file
– Pandya
Sep 27 '14 at 2:14
add a comment |
possible duplicate of Find and replace text within a file using commands
– Pandya
Sep 26 '14 at 16:01
You can invoke programs onfindresults a bit more elegantly with the-execaction:find . -name $1 -exec sed -i '' -e 's|n|ABC|g' {} +
– David Foerster
Sep 26 '14 at 16:12
@Pandya I don't believe this is a duplicate, the OP is already using what that question would suggest, he just needs help getting the exact command for his specific environment correct, which that question won't provide.
– Seth♦
Sep 26 '14 at 16:19
1
You can usetr 'n' '<br>' < file
– Pandya
Sep 27 '14 at 2:14
possible duplicate of Find and replace text within a file using commands
– Pandya
Sep 26 '14 at 16:01
possible duplicate of Find and replace text within a file using commands
– Pandya
Sep 26 '14 at 16:01
You can invoke programs on
find results a bit more elegantly with the -exec action: find . -name $1 -exec sed -i '' -e 's|n|ABC|g' {} +– David Foerster
Sep 26 '14 at 16:12
You can invoke programs on
find results a bit more elegantly with the -exec action: find . -name $1 -exec sed -i '' -e 's|n|ABC|g' {} +– David Foerster
Sep 26 '14 at 16:12
@Pandya I don't believe this is a duplicate, the OP is already using what that question would suggest, he just needs help getting the exact command for his specific environment correct, which that question won't provide.
– Seth♦
Sep 26 '14 at 16:19
@Pandya I don't believe this is a duplicate, the OP is already using what that question would suggest, he just needs help getting the exact command for his specific environment correct, which that question won't provide.
– Seth♦
Sep 26 '14 at 16:19
1
1
You can use
tr 'n' '<br>' < file– Pandya
Sep 27 '14 at 2:14
You can use
tr 'n' '<br>' < file– Pandya
Sep 27 '14 at 2:14
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Your sed expression is treating each line separately - so it doesn't actually read the newline character into the pattern buffer and hence can't replace it. If you just want to add <br> while retaining the actual newline as well, you can just use the end-of-line marker $ and do
sed -i'' 's|$|<br>|' file
Note that the empty backup file name - if you use it - must directly follow the -i like -i''; also the -e is not necessary when using a single expression.
OTOH if you really want to replace actual newline characters, you need to jump through some extra hoops, for example
sed -i'' -e :a -e '$!N;s/n/<br>/;ta' -e 'P;D' file
or, more compactly
sed -i'' ':a; $!N; s|n|<br>|; ta; P;D' file
which read successive pairs of lines into the pattern buffer and then replace the intervening newline - see Famous Sed One-Liners Explained.
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:57
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If you want to replace the new line and with <br>, you can use
find . -name $1 -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i 's/.*$/&<br>/'
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:42
g_pg_p
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Why not just
find . -name $1 | xargs sed -ri "s/$/<br>/"
?
(Try without the i, first ;-) )
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:44
laruisslaruiss
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To replace inline n with <br>, just use perl (or sed), needless to call find for that task:
perl -pi -e "s/$/<br>/" myfile
Or for an alias:
alias brtag='perl -pi -e "s/$/<br>/" $1'
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:53
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Your sed expression is treating each line separately - so it doesn't actually read the newline character into the pattern buffer and hence can't replace it. If you just want to add <br> while retaining the actual newline as well, you can just use the end-of-line marker $ and do
sed -i'' 's|$|<br>|' file
Note that the empty backup file name - if you use it - must directly follow the -i like -i''; also the -e is not necessary when using a single expression.
OTOH if you really want to replace actual newline characters, you need to jump through some extra hoops, for example
sed -i'' -e :a -e '$!N;s/n/<br>/;ta' -e 'P;D' file
or, more compactly
sed -i'' ':a; $!N; s|n|<br>|; ta; P;D' file
which read successive pairs of lines into the pattern buffer and then replace the intervening newline - see Famous Sed One-Liners Explained.
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:57
steeldriversteeldriver
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Your sed expression is treating each line separately - so it doesn't actually read the newline character into the pattern buffer and hence can't replace it. If you just want to add <br> while retaining the actual newline as well, you can just use the end-of-line marker $ and do
sed -i'' 's|$|<br>|' file
Note that the empty backup file name - if you use it - must directly follow the -i like -i''; also the -e is not necessary when using a single expression.
OTOH if you really want to replace actual newline characters, you need to jump through some extra hoops, for example
sed -i'' -e :a -e '$!N;s/n/<br>/;ta' -e 'P;D' file
or, more compactly
sed -i'' ':a; $!N; s|n|<br>|; ta; P;D' file
which read successive pairs of lines into the pattern buffer and then replace the intervening newline - see Famous Sed One-Liners Explained.
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:57
steeldriversteeldriver
66k11105178
add a comment |
Your sed expression is treating each line separately - so it doesn't actually read the newline character into the pattern buffer and hence can't replace it. If you just want to add <br> while retaining the actual newline as well, you can just use the end-of-line marker $ and do
sed -i'' 's|$|<br>|' file
Note that the empty backup file name - if you use it - must directly follow the -i like -i''; also the -e is not necessary when using a single expression.
OTOH if you really want to replace actual newline characters, you need to jump through some extra hoops, for example
sed -i'' -e :a -e '$!N;s/n/<br>/;ta' -e 'P;D' file
or, more compactly
sed -i'' ':a; $!N; s|n|<br>|; ta; P;D' file
which read successive pairs of lines into the pattern buffer and then replace the intervening newline - see Famous Sed One-Liners Explained.
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:57
steeldriversteeldriver
66k11105178
Your sed expression is treating each line separately - so it doesn't actually read the newline character into the pattern buffer and hence can't replace it. If you just want to add <br> while retaining the actual newline as well, you can just use the end-of-line marker $ and do
sed -i'' 's|$|<br>|' file
Note that the empty backup file name - if you use it - must directly follow the -i like -i''; also the -e is not necessary when using a single expression.
OTOH if you really want to replace actual newline characters, you need to jump through some extra hoops, for example
sed -i'' -e :a -e '$!N;s/n/<br>/;ta' -e 'P;D' file
or, more compactly
sed -i'' ':a; $!N; s|n|<br>|; ta; P;D' file
which read successive pairs of lines into the pattern buffer and then replace the intervening newline - see Famous Sed One-Liners Explained.
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If you want to replace the new line and with <br>, you can use
find . -name $1 -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i 's/.*$/&<br>/'
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:42
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If you want to replace the new line and with <br>, you can use
find . -name $1 -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i 's/.*$/&<br>/'
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:42
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If you want to replace the new line and with <br>, you can use
find . -name $1 -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i 's/.*$/&<br>/'
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:42
g_pg_p
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If you want to replace the new line and with <br>, you can use
find . -name $1 -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i 's/.*$/&<br>/'
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:42
g_pg_p
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answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:42
g_pg_p
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answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:42
g_pg_p
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Why not just
find . -name $1 | xargs sed -ri "s/$/<br>/"
?
(Try without the i, first ;-) )
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:44
laruisslaruiss
1112
add a comment |
Why not just
find . -name $1 | xargs sed -ri "s/$/<br>/"
?
(Try without the i, first ;-) )
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:44
laruisslaruiss
1112
add a comment |
Why not just
find . -name $1 | xargs sed -ri "s/$/<br>/"
?
(Try without the i, first ;-) )
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:44
laruisslaruiss
1112
Why not just
find . -name $1 | xargs sed -ri "s/$/<br>/"
?
(Try without the i, first ;-) )
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:44
laruisslaruiss
1112
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:44
laruisslaruiss
1112
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:44
laruisslaruiss
1112
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:44
laruisslaruiss
1112
1112
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add a comment |
To replace inline n with <br>, just use perl (or sed), needless to call find for that task:
perl -pi -e "s/$/<br>/" myfile
Or for an alias:
alias brtag='perl -pi -e "s/$/<br>/" $1'
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:53
Sylvain PineauSylvain Pineau
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To replace inline n with <br>, just use perl (or sed), needless to call find for that task:
perl -pi -e "s/$/<br>/" myfile
Or for an alias:
alias brtag='perl -pi -e "s/$/<br>/" $1'
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:53
Sylvain PineauSylvain Pineau
48.4k16104149
add a comment |
To replace inline n with <br>, just use perl (or sed), needless to call find for that task:
perl -pi -e "s/$/<br>/" myfile
Or for an alias:
alias brtag='perl -pi -e "s/$/<br>/" $1'
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:53
Sylvain PineauSylvain Pineau
48.4k16104149
To replace inline n with <br>, just use perl (or sed), needless to call find for that task:
perl -pi -e "s/$/<br>/" myfile
Or for an alias:
alias brtag='perl -pi -e "s/$/<br>/" $1'
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:53
Sylvain PineauSylvain Pineau
48.4k16104149
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:53
Sylvain PineauSylvain Pineau
48.4k16104149
answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:53
Sylvain PineauSylvain Pineau
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answered Sep 26 '14 at 14:53
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possible duplicate of Find and replace text within a file using commands
– Pandya
Sep 26 '14 at 16:01
You can invoke programs on
findresults a bit more elegantly with the-execaction:find . -name $1 -exec sed -i '' -e 's|n|ABC|g' {} +– David Foerster
Sep 26 '14 at 16:12
@Pandya I don't believe this is a duplicate, the OP is already using what that question would suggest, he just needs help getting the exact command for his specific environment correct, which that question won't provide.
– Seth♦
Sep 26 '14 at 16:19
1
You can use
tr 'n' '<br>' < file– Pandya
Sep 27 '14 at 2:14