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I have a file called app.properties like this

prop1.value=hi
prop2.value=hello
prop3.url=https://google.com

As per my requirement, If I see any .value , i need to call an utility function to get the value replaced. just for the example the utility simply multiples the number of chars passed to it * 2.

So, it should become like this.

prop1.value=4
prop2.value=10
prop3.url=https://google.com

I have done simple find and replacement with sed. Not sure how to call any command to replace the value.

  sed -E 's/.value=(.*)/.value=\1/g' app.properties

If sed is not correct choice, can you suggest any other alternative?

RamPrakash
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How about

$ awk 'BEGIN{OFS=FS="="} $1 ~ /\.value$/ {$2 = 2 * length($2)} 1' app.properties 
prop1.value=4
prop2.value=10
prop3.url=https://google.com

If you want something closer to your sed approach, then perhaps

perl -pe 's/\.value=(.*)/sprintf ".value=%s", 2 * length $1/e' app.properties

or 

perl -pe 's/(?<=\.value=).*/2 * length $&/e' app.properties
steeldriver
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