Editing a file thro script

rkrishnan73 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-27-04, 08:40

Whats the best method to manipulate a text file through a script? A process would want to manipulate each single line of a file (identified by a unique value in the line) and change parts/entire content of the line.

I've tried using vi with "heredoc" but thats very tiring. Any better way?

Thanks to your suggestions.

Rgds, Ram.

iaguigon · #2 (**permalink**) 05-27-04, 09:05

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Originally Posted by rkrishnan73

Whats the best method to manipulate a text file through a script? A process would want to manipulate each single line of a file (identified by a unique value in the line) and change parts/entire content of the line.

I've tried using vi with "heredoc" but thats very tiring. Any better way?

Thanks to your suggestions.

Rgds, Ram.

Use awk. You can filter or change every line of the input file (which should be delimited). See then man page for details

Regards,

Iñaki