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Subject: Re: handling spaces in sed command - msg#00076List: editors.sed.userprompt onet="EXSR U@POPN";ABC="EXSR U@POPN";def="CALLP UPRTOPEN";sed1_str=`echo $onet | sed "s/$ABC/$def/"`;echo $sed1_str and the output i expect is "CALLP UPRTOPEN" but i m getting the output as "EXSR U@POPN" Note:when i remove a single space in onet and ABC variables i m getting the out put as CALLP UPRTOPEN --- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: --------------------------------- Please do not top post. Post inline and trim quoted material for relevance. Please reply to the list, not to me personally. On 18May2006 07:59, srikanth master <chinna_567@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | spaces are handled correctly if the variable has only | one space in between the words. No, they are handled correctly regardless. | for example: | variable A has a value "abc ebc" | and variable B has value "def fgr" | not sed will work fine if we want to replace A with B | in some file. | | Note: the varibles A and B has only one space in | between the words. | | The problem comes when there are more than one space | in the variables | like A="abc ebc" and B="def fgr". | | this is not working in the sed command. You are going to have to demonstrate this (because I know it to be false). Please provide an example with values for $A and $B, some example input data line, the desired output data lines, and the output lines you actually get. Then I can reproduce it and explain what you should be doing differently. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ 1st Law Economists: For every economist there exists an equal and opposite economist. 2nd Law Economists: They're both always wrong! -- SPONSORED LINKS Accounting software program Anti virus software program Calendar software program Tax software program Program retail software Payroll software program --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "sed-users" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: sed-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/dkFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sed-users/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: sed-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Thread at a glance:
Previous Message by Date: click to view message previewRe: handling spaces in sed commandPlease do not top post. Post inline and trim quoted material for relevance. Please reply to the list, not to me personally. On 18May2006 07:59, srikanth master <chinna_567@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | spaces are handled correctly if the variable has only | one space in between the words. No, they are handled correctly regardless. | for example: | variable A has a value "abc ebc" | and variable B has value "def fgr" | not sed will work fine if we want to replace A with B | in some file. | | Note: the varibles A and B has only one space in | between the words. | | The problem comes when there are more than one space | in the variables | like A="abc ebc" and B="def fgr". | | this is not working in the sed command. You are going to have to demonstrate this (because I know it to be false). Please provide an example with values for $A and $B, some example input data line, the desired output data lines, and the output lines you actually get. Then I can reproduce it and explain what you should be doing differently. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ 1st Law Economists: For every economist there exists an equal and opposite economist. 2nd Law Economists: They're both always wrong! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/dkFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sed-users/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: sed-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Next Message by Date: click to view message previewRe: Swapping fields aroundRuud H.G. van Tol schreef: > With () you surround a matching group. Only if you have -E available. Otherwise use \( \). -- Groet, Ruud ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/dkFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sed-users/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: sed-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Previous Message by Thread: click to view message previewRe: handling spaces in sed commandPlease do not top post. Post inline and trim quoted material for relevance. Please reply to the list, not to me personally. On 18May2006 07:59, srikanth master <chinna_567@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | spaces are handled correctly if the variable has only | one space in between the words. No, they are handled correctly regardless. | for example: | variable A has a value "abc ebc" | and variable B has value "def fgr" | not sed will work fine if we want to replace A with B | in some file. | | Note: the varibles A and B has only one space in | between the words. | | The problem comes when there are more than one space | in the variables | like A="abc ebc" and B="def fgr". | | this is not working in the sed command. You are going to have to demonstrate this (because I know it to be false). Please provide an example with values for $A and $B, some example input data line, the desired output data lines, and the output lines you actually get. Then I can reproduce it and explain what you should be doing differently. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ 1st Law Economists: For every economist there exists an equal and opposite economist. 2nd Law Economists: They're both always wrong! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/dkFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sed-users/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: sed-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Next Message by Thread: click to view message previewRe: handling spaces in sed commandAGAIN I ask you to not top post. It's very very annoying. On 18May2006 09:21, srikanth master <chinna_567@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | i have submitted the following command to the command | prompt | | onet="EXSR U@POPN";ABC="EXSR U@POPN";def="CALLP | UPRTOPEN";sed1_str=`echo $onet | sed | "s/$ABC/$def/"`;echo $sed1_str | | and the output i expect is "CALLP UPRTOPEN" | but i m getting the output as "EXSR U@POPN" You need quotes in the echo commands: echo "$onet" echo "$sed1_str" and so forth. Your sed is fine. The input data is wrong because echo is being handed two strings EXSR and U@POPN, and printing them with one space between. With quotes, echo gets _one_ string "EXSR U@POPN" and prints it literally - the spaces there are part of the string. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Artificial intelligence won't make a micrometer out of a monkeywrench. - Rick Gordon <rickg@xxxxxxx> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> You can search right from your browser? 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