Replace a string with a variable in a file

[tdelamater]

I want to search for a string in a file, and if found append a variable to that string.

Here is what I have.

$servername | perl -p -i.bak -e 's/^server\-name \=\.*$/server-name = $F[0]/i' $FILE_LOC

Where $servername is a variable read in from the user from ksh.

I am not fluent in perl, but have inherited this script.

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[PaulTEG]

So what's the problem, have you tested it? does it work?
--Paul

Paul
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[tdelamater]

Problem is...

Lets say I set serverName = "foo". I can echo $serverName, but in the perl program above I get the error.. and this isn't exactly what it is because i'm not at work today to see.. "foo not found."

Here is where I am looking for problems...

1. Using parameters in perl

2. The replacement caluse in the s/// operator.

3. My use of Strings because notice how everything is in a literal single quoted String and I am using a variable...

My guess is the replacement clause, but havn't found exactly what I want in the various perl tutorials I've been searching through.