i have a file in which i have to change a word and then save it by same name.
for ex- for file "name"-
my name is joe (original data)
my name is roy (changed data)
how to do it in best possible way?
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rather than posting text, post input file with filename and desired output – Rahul May 11 '16 at 18:47
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@don_crissti : yeah, but its pretty unclear – Rahul May 11 '16 at 18:50
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6you can find the answer in here http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/112023/how-can-i-replace-a-string-in-a-files – tachomi May 11 '16 at 19:07
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To change all occurrences of joe in a file to roy:
sed 's/joe/roy/g' /path/to/the/file > /path/to/new/file
To change all occurrence of joe in a file to roy on lines containing my name:
sed '/my name/s/joe/roy/g' /path/to/the/file > /path/to/new/file
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but this changes the data in file.. i want to add changes to a new file.. but using '>' doesnot work for me.. plz help.. – Satyam Kapoor May 17 '16 at 15:35
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I shall edit my answer to reflect that you want the changes to go into a new file. – DopeGhoti May 17 '16 at 18:56