From b2210a9ca212cdba15d2b97c7d97d02496d0f404 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: alexberry Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 10:29:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Adding a few more useful examples. Sed's cheat sheet was a little light, here are a few more examples. --- sheets/sed | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/sheets/sed b/sheets/sed index 3ebd5a4..2dc5b11 100644 --- a/sheets/sed +++ b/sheets/sed @@ -1,2 +1,14 @@ -# Edit a file, via substitution, in-place; changes are made to the file(s). +# Preview a file edit, via substitution. +sudo sed 's/Name=Xfce Session/Name=Xfce_Session/' /usr/share/xsessions/xfce.desktop + +# Replace the same string more than once (appending g flag), via substitution. +sudo sed 's/Name=Xfce Session/Name=Xfce_Session/g' /usr/share/xsessions/xfce.desktop + +# Edit a file (adding -i flag), via substitution, in-place; changes are made to the file(s). sudo sed -i 's/Name=Xfce Session/Name=Xfce_Session/' /usr/share/xsessions/xfce.desktop + +# It can become necessary to escape special characters in your string. +sed -i 's/\/path\/to\/somewhere\//\/path\/to\/anotherplace\//' + +# Change your sed delimiter to a pipe to avoid escaping slashes. +sed -i 's|/path/to/somewhere/|/path/to/anotherplace/|'