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#1 2005-09-27 07:53:23
- rasat
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How to edit with sed using a $var?
NamePkg="mousekeywin-0.2.wm.tar.gz"
Content of pkg.list
desktopewmh-0.1.wm.tar.gz
mousekeywin-0.2.wm.tar.gz
rcwminit-0.1.1.wm.tar.gz
How to remove line "mousekeywin-0.2.wm.tar.gz" with $NamePkg
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#2 2005-09-27 10:28:44
- T-Dawg
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Re: How to edit with sed using a $var?
sed -e "s|$NamePkg||g" -i pkg.listwill delete it but leave an empty space in place
sed -e "/$NamePkg/d" -i pkg.listwill delete the line completely
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#3 2005-09-27 17:58:59
- rasat
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Re: How to edit with sed using a $var?
Thanks
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#4 2005-09-28 21:08:16
- neri
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Re: How to edit with sed using a $var?
rasat wrote:
Thanks
short explaination: these must be douple qoutes, otherwise the $NamePkg
isn't handled as a variable
-neri
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