insert line before occurence 1

[TheDash]

Hello,

I would like to insert a line with symbol / before every occurence of SELECT (line) in a file. Any idea how that can bee done? Thanks.

 

[PHV]

sed 's!SELECT!/SELECT!g' /path/to/input > output

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[TheDash]

Thanks I am already giving you points but can we also insert a line i.e. it will be a new line with / in it.

 

[Annihilannic]

sed '/SELECT/i\
/' /path/to/input > output

Annihilannic.