 | | | Variables in sed command? | Variables in sed command? 2003-07-28 - By jim car
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>From: Tim Waugh <twaugh@(protected)>
>Reply-To: psyche-list@(protected)
>To: psyche-list@(protected)
>Subject: Re: Variables in sed command?
>Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 14:05:08 +0100
>
>On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 05:49:51AM -0700, jim car wrote:
>
> > I was wondering if anyone could help me out with the syntax of a sed
> > command. I am writing a script to delete virtual hosts from the Apache
> > config file. I know that the following command works.
> >
> > sed -e '1108,1116d' /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf >
>/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.tmp
> >
> > What I would like to do is replace 1108 and 1116 with the variables
> > $startline and $endline, but I keep getting errors. I have tried
> >
> > sed -e '$startline,$endlined' /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf >
> > /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.tmp
>
>You meant to do this:
>
>sed -e "$startline,$endlined" /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf > ...
>
>The shell doesn't perform parameter expansion within 'single quotes'.
>
>Tim.
>*/
><< attach3 >>
Hey Tim,
Thanks for the help. Didn't know that it couldn't do it that way. Learn
something everyday. Oh, by the way the d at the end has to be outside the
double-quote. I really really appreciate it!!!
Jim
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