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vikas027 · #1 (**permalink**) 13-02-2008, 07:24 PM

Hi all,

I have a file with lines written somewhat like this.

Code:

aaaa
ccc
aa
linux
browse = no
xssxw
cdcedc
dcsdcd
csdw
police
dwed
dwd
browse = no


cdecec
dsdc
cdc
wd

wdcew
dwed
market
browse = yes

dwdw
wedwe
we

I would like to search word police (which is in middle of file)
and then change the line from browse = no to browse = yes which is after two lines from the word police.

Pls help... I am not so advanced in scripting.

Thanks in advance,
Vikas

agn · #2 (**permalink**) 13-02-2008, 09:30 PM

Code:

sed '/police/,/^browse/ s/no/yes/' filename

Try that.

vikas027 · #3 (**permalink**) 14-02-2008, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by agn

Code:

sed '/police/,/^browse/ s/no/yes/' filename

Try that.

thanks a lot,
will try this code & revert.

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find a word in a file, and change a word beneath it ??

find a word in a file, and change a word beneath it ??

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