Newbie - Inserting text into 3 files

[lamos]

Hi folks,

I'm trying to insert some text strings (defined from a variable, e.g, STRING="123XYZ-X") into the first two files of three. The 3rd is a simple locate and replace.

For example:

The X string is what I would like to insert for File1

File1:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

In file 2, I'd like to insert W and X

File2:
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

File3:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
...
AAAA <---remove and replace with BBBBBB
CCCCCC
DDDDDD


I tried with both awk and "here document" with no success.

Thanks for your help in advance.

 

[aigles]

Could you be more precise ?
For each file show us :
- the file before
- the criterion of modification
- the file after , use the value you give as example "123XYZ-X"

Jean Pierre.

 

[lamos]

Sure,

What I'm trying to do is create a menu driven system that would allow me to modify Netscape instances. There are 3 files that need to be modified. I'd like to add the different strings, for example, in file1, I wish to insert the X and Y string based on what was enter under the ksh (menu) read statement as such (desired output).

AAAAA
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY


In the second file2, I would like to insert a # sign int front of the A string as such and enter the same X string above underneath the string of As:

AAAAAAA

#AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

For the 3rd file3:
I wish to delete the last string in the file, XYZ, and replace it with 3 strings of my choice.

All this should be entered in the menu to affect the changes on all 3 files.

Thanks for your help.

 

[PHV]

lamos, nobody here can read into your mind nor have crystal bowl.
So if you want some help ask understandable question.
Please, follow the link in my signature and read carefully .

Hope This Help, PH.
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