Unix Programming - Re: how to use "sed" to replace old directory to new directory in a

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Re: how to use "sed" to replace old directory to new directory in a

Ralf Fassel

2006-06-30, 7:25 am

* "sk" <sangeetha.kolandasamy@gmail.com>
| thanx .... i got the answer by trying as u said
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| if i use : instaed of # .... i can get the correct answer

Note that ":" might occur in Unix pathnames (if it does you get the
same error as with "/"), whereas "#" is rather unlikely.

What is the error if you use "#"?
It works fine for me (and it should for you):

$ echo /foo/bar/file | sed -e 's#/foo/bar/#/something/else/#'
/something/else/file

R'