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14-11-2007, 09:27 PM
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To find and replace in text file
Hi,
I need help on following problem. I have a text file something like below... I have to replace ":" "." "space" with , using either sed or awk can some one help me on this... Thanks in Advance.. ===================================== 21:2007.11.13 00:38:13:399 Env/TP-Processor8:INFO:CORE BEGIN Session=9C3ACA5E8BE596EC39D2761AC66EC9E2.bstby1 Active Sessions: 776 29:2007.11.13 00:38:13:918 Env/TP-Processor6:INFO:CORE BEGIN Session=3152E297D96912192109B8F9BEBB1446.bstby1 Active Sessions: 777 88:2007.11.13 00:38:15:832 Env/TP-Processor2:INFO:CORE BEGIN Session=50D731F3EE59D3595A25140F166E9F93.bstby1 Active Sessions: 767 116:2007.11.13 00:38:16:793 Env/TP-Processor7:INFO:CORE BEGIN Session=B7977F67D06591A78AA2F290DBCE6F2C.bstby1 Active Sessions: 768 144:2007.11.13 00:38:19:219 Env/TP-Processor12:INFO:CORE BEGIN Session=19C3468F71BC6B2BEA03C3F2D4F74E44.bstby1 Active Sessions: 769 172:2007.11.13 00:38:21:930 Env/TP-Processor2:INFO:CORE BEGIN Session=13DA23B1E5787E4E07B3098A17CAFBAC.bstby1 Active Sessions: 770 ============================================= 
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15-11-2007, 09:19 AM
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Code:
echo '21:2007.11.13 00:38:13:399 Env/TP-Processor8:INFO:CORE BEGIN Session=9C3ACA5E8BE596EC39D2761AC66EC9E2.bstby1 Active Sessions: 776' | sed -e "s/:/./g"
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31-07-2008, 06:46 PM
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i got the below answer but if i m hving tht txt in file..where to mention my filename
i got the below answer but if i m hving tht txt in file..where is the place int the script to mention my filename sam.txt
sam.txt contains 21:2007.11.13 00:38:13:399 Env/TP-Processor8:INFO:CORE BEGIN Session=9C3ACA5E8BE596EC39D2761AC66EC9E2.bstby1 Active Sessions: 776 29:2007.11.13 00:38:13:918 Env/TP-Processor6:INFO:CORE BEGIN Session=3152E297D96912192109B8F9BEBB1446.bstby1 Active Sessions: 777 88:2007.11.13 00:38:15:832 Env/TP-Processor2:INFO:CORE BEGIN Session=50D731F3EE59D3595A25140F166E9F93.bstby1 Active Sessions: 767 116:2007.11.13 00:38:16:793 Env/TP-Processor7:INFO:CORE BEGIN Session=B7977F67D06591A78AA2F290DBCE6F2C.bstby1 Active Sessions: 768 144:2007.11.13 00:38:19:219 Env/TP-Processor12:INFO:CORE BEGIN Session=19C3468F71BC6B2BEA03C3F2D4F74E44.bstby1 Active Sessions: 769 172:2007.11.13 00:38:21:930 Env/TP-Processor2:INFO:CORE BEGIN Session=13DA23B1E5787E4E07B3098A17CAFBAC.bstby1 Active Sessions: 770 Quote:
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30-01-2010, 12:17 AM
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From Santosh P
Open file in vi editor and do this :%s/:/.g
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31-01-2010, 06:32 AM
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you can just use the shell
Code:
while read -r line
do
echo ${line//[:. ]/,}
done <"file" > new
mv new file
Code:
awk '{gsub(/[:, ]/,","}1' file
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