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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/6/2012 1:36 PM, Lars Noodén
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<pre wrap="">On 12/6/12, John Hupp <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lubuntu@prpcompany.com"><lubuntu@prpcompany.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">If I run a script with this command (should search somefile and
substitute "UPSCABLE ether" for "UPSCABLE usb" wherever it is found):
sed -i -e 's/UPSCABLE usb/UPSCABLE ether' <somefile>
It produces the error:
sed: -e expression #1, char 29: unterminated `s' command
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Are you sure you have the closing slash? It should be in the format s///
Or you can use other characters besides slash (/).
Regards
/Lars
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<font size="-1">I don't quite understand. How would you re-write my
sample command?</font><br>
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