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Replacing a string with another in a text file using sed

Posted on August 27, 2013 by SoCRaT

sed -i ‘s/old-test/new-text/g’ filename This replaces the word old-test with the word new-text in the file named filename.

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How to extract a number from a string (not a file) in Bash

Posted on April 10, 2013 by SoCRaT

export hobba=ksjdjf123ksks export nokka=`sed “s/[^0-9]//g” <<< $hobba` echo $nokka 123 Sources: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13055889/sed-with-a-literal-string-not-input-file, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6388046/extract-integer-from-string-using-bash

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Installing a Text-based Browser on AIX (Lynx)

Posted on June 14, 2011 by SoCRaT

If you want a very simple text-based web browser in order to test responses on an AIX server and don’t want to waste time and bandwidth using Firefox – if it exists – and an X-session, use “Lynx”, Here are … Continue reading →

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