sed - Add HTML tags to some lines

[MoshiachNow]

HI,

I'd like to paint only lines containing a string "Exception" into red.
Original line :
Exception in MHstatus_t::getMessage()

Painted line:
<font color="ff0000">Exception in MHstatus_t::getMessage()</font>

Please advise on a sed syntax.
Thanks

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[PHV]

sed '/Exception/s!\(.*\)!<font color="ff0000">\1</font>!' /path/to/input > output

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[MoshiachNow]

Thanks.

Long live king Moshiach !

http://www.7for70.com/