changing a file

[Jean-Pierre Radley]

In article <91141.140213KJB6 at psuvm.psu.edu> KJB6 at psuvm.psu.edu writes:
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>As a script, I would like to search a file and replace a string with
>another string. I know this can be done, but I have not figure out how to
>do it yet. Anyone have any suggestions. I think if I use awk or nawk somewhere
>along the line, I can get it done.


The answer I'd provide is not my own, it's straight out of Kernighan & Pike.
Look in their book's index for 'replace'.

(They use sed for this, since awk would work but would be overkill.)

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