How can I replace a string with a string that contains a special character, using sed

Question

For example

replace

keystore=".

with

keystore="./

Is the special character in particular a problem? Do you know how you'd do that if it wasn't there? — ilkkachu, Jan 28 '21 at 17:18
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score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 28 '21 at 17:28

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You need to escape the special character. I take the assumption that the string is in the file yourfile

sed -i 's@keystore="\.@keystore="\./@' yourfile

answered Jan 28 '21 at 17:28

slamp

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You don't need to escape the dot in the replacement. – schrodingerscatcuriosity Jan 28 '21 at 17:34

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