need help with Sed

[g2345c]

I want to search a text file for any line that has "*.info" or "*.err", If i found it I insert the string ";none" before the 'tab'.

I sucessfully do either "*.info" or "*.err" but dont know how to do both on the same line. Please help. How do I put a 'or' statement in the below line to also change the *.err line as well

sed -e '/\*.info/b' -e'/\*info/s/ /;none /' file.txt > newfile.txt

Please help
Thanks

 

[PHV]

any line that has "*.info" or "*.err", If i found it I insert the string ";none" before the 'tab'
sed '/\*.info/bl1^J/\*.err/!b^J:l1^Js/^I/;none^I/' file.txt > newfile.txt
^J is a LF char (Ctrl-V Ctrl-J in vi mode)
^I is a Tab char.

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[g2345c]

Hi PHV,
I try it and it say "sed: -e expression #1, char 40: Extra characters after command"

here is the file.txt
*.info;mail.none;news.none;authpriv.none;cron.none /var/log/messages
*.err;mail.none;news.none;authpriv.none;cron.none /var/log/message


Please help
Thanks

 

[PHV]

And this ?
sed -e '/\*.info/bl1' -e '/\*.err/!b' -e ':l1' -e 's/Tab/;noneTab/' file.txt > newfile.txt

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[g2345c]

Thanks PHV, it works perfectly.
For Education purposes. If I wish to add *.warning and *.notice to the list How do I do it?

Thanks

 

[PHV]

sed -e '/\*.info/bl1' -e '/\*.warning/bl1' -e '/\*.notice/bl1' -e '/\*.err/!b' -e ':l1' -e 's/Tab/;noneTab/' file.txt > newfile.txt

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[g2345c]

Thanks a lot it work perfectly.
I want to enhance this script so that if string ";none" not presented before the "Tab" then add it. If it's already there then dont add it. How do I check in this statement?

sed -e '/\*.info/bl1' -e '/\*.warning/bl1' -e '/\*.notice/bl1' -e '/\*.err/!b' -e ':l1' -e 's/Tab/;noneTab/' file.txt > newfile.txt

Thanks

 

[PHV]

sed -e '/;noneTab/b' -e '/\*.info/bl1' -e '/\*.warning/bl1' -e '/\*.notice/bl1' -e '/\*.err/!b' -e ':l1' -e 's/Tab/;noneTab/' file.txt > newfile.txt

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