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* Append a text (TEST_TO_APPEND_AT_BEGINNIG) at the beginning of a line:
 
* Append a text (TEST_TO_APPEND_AT_BEGINNIG) at the beginning of a line:
 
:: <code>sed -i s/^/TEST_TO_APPEND_AT_BEGINNIG/ file.txt</code>
 
:: <code>sed -i s/^/TEST_TO_APPEND_AT_BEGINNIG/ file.txt</code>
* Append a text (TEST_TO_APPEND_AT_END) at the end of a line:
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* Append a text (TEST_TO_APPEND_AT_END) at the [[end of a line]] (<code>$</code>):
 
:: <code>sed -i s/$/TEST_TO_APPEND_AT_END/ file.txt</code>
 
:: <code>sed -i s/$/TEST_TO_APPEND_AT_END/ file.txt</code>
 
* Move N [[lines]] from text file to new file:
 
* Move N [[lines]] from text file to new file:
 
:: <code>head -1000 input > output && sed -i '1,+999d' input</code> <ref>https://stackoverflow.com/a/801036</ref>
 
:: <code>head -1000 input > output && sed -i '1,+999d' input</code> <ref>https://stackoverflow.com/a/801036</ref>
 
  
 
== Related commands ==
 
== Related commands ==

Revision as of 05:43, 22 May 2020

sed utility is using for text processing, such as strings replacements.


Sed Basic examples

  • Replace a TEXT_STRING
sed -i s/OLD_TEXT_STRING/NEW_TEXT_STRING/ file.txt
  • Append a text (TEST_TO_APPEND_AT_BEGINNIG) at the beginning of a line:
sed -i s/^/TEST_TO_APPEND_AT_BEGINNIG/ file.txt
sed -i s/$/TEST_TO_APPEND_AT_END/ file.txt
  • Move N lines from text file to new file:
head -1000 input > output && sed -i '1,+999d' input [1]

Related commands

See also

  • https://stackoverflow.com/a/801036
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