changing a text string in file 1

[joeythelips]

Hi,

I have a query which i imagine is pretty easy to do but i need the help of someone:

i have a script file whcih contains references to directories eg /u01/backup/ISCUST/ftpfiles.sh

I want to change the script using vi to /u01/backup/ROIMOP/ftpfiles.sh

How can i change the word ISCUST to ROIMOP in one go wherebver it appears in the scripts file?

Thanks in advance.

Joe

 

[KenCunningham]

In vi, at a colon prompt:

g/ISCUST/s//ROIMOP/g

There is a simpler way I think, but I can't remember the exact method.

 

[ADiplomat]

You were very close Ken

At the : prompt in Vi, type the following ...

1,$ s/ISCUST/ROIMOP/g

This basically tells Vi (through sed) to start a line 1 all the way through the end of the file and do a find and replace. The /g at the end is necessary, otherwise it will only change the first occurence that it finds.

Michael Christenson
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