Find part of String and replace entire string in a file
I have a file named A.xml which contains a strings such as "Ticket_Release1" and "Ticket_V2".
I want to find and replace all the strings in the file starting with Ticket_ with something called Ticket_Final.
Example, replace "Ticket_Release1" and "Ticket_V2" with "Ticket_Final" by searching for string Ticket_
Can you please help me here.
sed find string
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I have a file named A.xml which contains a strings such as "Ticket_Release1" and "Ticket_V2".
I want to find and replace all the strings in the file starting with Ticket_ with something called Ticket_Final.
Example, replace "Ticket_Release1" and "Ticket_V2" with "Ticket_Final" by searching for string Ticket_
Can you please help me here.
sed find string
asked Jul 28 '15 at 6:43
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Please edit your question to include sample input and output data. Do these strings occur on new lines, are there other delimeters? etc...
– jasonwryan
Jul 28 '15 at 6:47
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How do you define a "string"? Is "Ticket 1" one string or two? Are the quotes (") part of the string? Should we assume that a string is anything starting withTicket_until the next whitespace character? How aboutfooTicket_1? Should that be counted? Please edit your question and clarify.
– terdon♦
Jul 28 '15 at 7:20
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I have a file named A.xml which contains a strings such as "Ticket_Release1" and "Ticket_V2".
I want to find and replace all the strings in the file starting with Ticket_ with something called Ticket_Final.
Example, replace "Ticket_Release1" and "Ticket_V2" with "Ticket_Final" by searching for string Ticket_
Can you please help me here.
sed find string
asked Jul 28 '15 at 6:43
PraxPrax
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I have a file named A.xml which contains a strings such as "Ticket_Release1" and "Ticket_V2".
I want to find and replace all the strings in the file starting with Ticket_ with something called Ticket_Final.
Example, replace "Ticket_Release1" and "Ticket_V2" with "Ticket_Final" by searching for string Ticket_
Can you please help me here.
sed find string
sed find string
asked Jul 28 '15 at 6:43
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asked Jul 28 '15 at 6:43
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asked Jul 28 '15 at 6:43
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asked Jul 28 '15 at 6:43
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asked Jul 28 '15 at 6:43
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Please edit your question to include sample input and output data. Do these strings occur on new lines, are there other delimeters? etc...
– jasonwryan
Jul 28 '15 at 6:47
1
How do you define a "string"? Is "Ticket 1" one string or two? Are the quotes (") part of the string? Should we assume that a string is anything starting withTicket_until the next whitespace character? How aboutfooTicket_1? Should that be counted? Please edit your question and clarify.
– terdon♦
Jul 28 '15 at 7:20
add a comment |
3
Please edit your question to include sample input and output data. Do these strings occur on new lines, are there other delimeters? etc...
– jasonwryan
Jul 28 '15 at 6:47
1
How do you define a "string"? Is "Ticket 1" one string or two? Are the quotes (") part of the string? Should we assume that a string is anything starting withTicket_until the next whitespace character? How aboutfooTicket_1? Should that be counted? Please edit your question and clarify.
– terdon♦
Jul 28 '15 at 7:20
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3
Please edit your question to include sample input and output data. Do these strings occur on new lines, are there other delimeters? etc...
– jasonwryan
Jul 28 '15 at 6:47
Please edit your question to include sample input and output data. Do these strings occur on new lines, are there other delimeters? etc...
– jasonwryan
Jul 28 '15 at 6:47
1
1
How do you define a "string"? Is "Ticket 1" one string or two? Are the quotes (
") part of the string? Should we assume that a string is anything starting with Ticket_ until the next whitespace character? How about fooTicket_1? Should that be counted? Please edit your question and clarify.– terdon♦
Jul 28 '15 at 7:20
How do you define a "string"? Is "Ticket 1" one string or two? Are the quotes (
") part of the string? Should we assume that a string is anything starting with Ticket_ until the next whitespace character? How about fooTicket_1? Should that be counted? Please edit your question and clarify.– terdon♦
Jul 28 '15 at 7:20
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You could use sed:
sed -i.BACKUP 's/"Ticket_.*"/"Ticket_Final"/g' <xml_file>
Explanation:
-i.BACKUP : It will substitute on the same file, but will keep a backup called xml_file.BACKUP, just in case it doesn't work as desired.
s/ORIGINAL_REGEXP/SUBSTITUTION/g : Substitutes (s) the ORIGINAL_REGEXP for SUBSTITUTION, for every occurence (g).
"Ticket_.*" : Anything like Ticket_... between quotation marks.
answered Jul 28 '15 at 7:06
IsaacIsaac
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"Ticket_.*"will match the longest possible string between tso quotes, better to use"Ticket_[^"]*.
– 123
Jul 28 '15 at 7:17
You are absolutely right, it will get every string till the final"it finds. But I think it is a must to still check for the first"it encounters, like"Ticket_[^"]*". But again it will accept anything just like"Ticket_"which I don't know if it is a requirement.
– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:27
Yourglobal flag is not useful here.
– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:40
Would you mind explaining why? As far as I have used sed, which is very basic, thatgis there just in case there are several "Ticket_..." on the same line, otherwise just the first occurrence will be substituted.
– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:43
well, if there are several"Ticket_.*"matches on the same line,.*eats (at least) from the first through the last, and 1 is the most you can get out of it anyway.
– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:48
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You could use sed:
sed -i.BACKUP 's/"Ticket_.*"/"Ticket_Final"/g' <xml_file>
Explanation:
-i.BACKUP : It will substitute on the same file, but will keep a backup called xml_file.BACKUP, just in case it doesn't work as desired.
s/ORIGINAL_REGEXP/SUBSTITUTION/g : Substitutes (s) the ORIGINAL_REGEXP for SUBSTITUTION, for every occurence (g).
"Ticket_.*" : Anything like Ticket_... between quotation marks.
answered Jul 28 '15 at 7:06
IsaacIsaac
39214
2
"Ticket_.*"will match the longest possible string between tso quotes, better to use"Ticket_[^"]*.
– 123
Jul 28 '15 at 7:17
You are absolutely right, it will get every string till the final"it finds. But I think it is a must to still check for the first"it encounters, like"Ticket_[^"]*". But again it will accept anything just like"Ticket_"which I don't know if it is a requirement.
– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:27
Yourglobal flag is not useful here.
– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:40
Would you mind explaining why? As far as I have used sed, which is very basic, thatgis there just in case there are several "Ticket_..." on the same line, otherwise just the first occurrence will be substituted.
– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:43
well, if there are several"Ticket_.*"matches on the same line,.*eats (at least) from the first through the last, and 1 is the most you can get out of it anyway.
– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:48
|
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You could use sed:
sed -i.BACKUP 's/"Ticket_.*"/"Ticket_Final"/g' <xml_file>
Explanation:
-i.BACKUP : It will substitute on the same file, but will keep a backup called xml_file.BACKUP, just in case it doesn't work as desired.
s/ORIGINAL_REGEXP/SUBSTITUTION/g : Substitutes (s) the ORIGINAL_REGEXP for SUBSTITUTION, for every occurence (g).
"Ticket_.*" : Anything like Ticket_... between quotation marks.
answered Jul 28 '15 at 7:06
IsaacIsaac
39214
2
"Ticket_.*"will match the longest possible string between tso quotes, better to use"Ticket_[^"]*.
– 123
Jul 28 '15 at 7:17
You are absolutely right, it will get every string till the final"it finds. But I think it is a must to still check for the first"it encounters, like"Ticket_[^"]*". But again it will accept anything just like"Ticket_"which I don't know if it is a requirement.
– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:27
Yourglobal flag is not useful here.
– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:40
Would you mind explaining why? As far as I have used sed, which is very basic, thatgis there just in case there are several "Ticket_..." on the same line, otherwise just the first occurrence will be substituted.
– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:43
well, if there are several"Ticket_.*"matches on the same line,.*eats (at least) from the first through the last, and 1 is the most you can get out of it anyway.
– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:48
|
show 2 more comments
You could use sed:
sed -i.BACKUP 's/"Ticket_.*"/"Ticket_Final"/g' <xml_file>
Explanation:
-i.BACKUP : It will substitute on the same file, but will keep a backup called xml_file.BACKUP, just in case it doesn't work as desired.
s/ORIGINAL_REGEXP/SUBSTITUTION/g : Substitutes (s) the ORIGINAL_REGEXP for SUBSTITUTION, for every occurence (g).
"Ticket_.*" : Anything like Ticket_... between quotation marks.
answered Jul 28 '15 at 7:06
IsaacIsaac
39214
You could use sed:
sed -i.BACKUP 's/"Ticket_.*"/"Ticket_Final"/g' <xml_file>
Explanation:
-i.BACKUP : It will substitute on the same file, but will keep a backup called xml_file.BACKUP, just in case it doesn't work as desired.
s/ORIGINAL_REGEXP/SUBSTITUTION/g : Substitutes (s) the ORIGINAL_REGEXP for SUBSTITUTION, for every occurence (g).
"Ticket_.*" : Anything like Ticket_... between quotation marks.
answered Jul 28 '15 at 7:06
IsaacIsaac
39214
answered Jul 28 '15 at 7:06
IsaacIsaac
39214
answered Jul 28 '15 at 7:06
IsaacIsaac
39214
answered Jul 28 '15 at 7:06
IsaacIsaac
39214
39214
2
"Ticket_.*"will match the longest possible string between tso quotes, better to use"Ticket_[^"]*.
– 123
Jul 28 '15 at 7:17
You are absolutely right, it will get every string till the final"it finds. But I think it is a must to still check for the first"it encounters, like"Ticket_[^"]*". But again it will accept anything just like"Ticket_"which I don't know if it is a requirement.
– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:27
Yourglobal flag is not useful here.
– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:40
Would you mind explaining why? As far as I have used sed, which is very basic, thatgis there just in case there are several "Ticket_..." on the same line, otherwise just the first occurrence will be substituted.
– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:43
well, if there are several"Ticket_.*"matches on the same line,.*eats (at least) from the first through the last, and 1 is the most you can get out of it anyway.
– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:48
|
show 2 more comments
2
"Ticket_.*"will match the longest possible string between tso quotes, better to use"Ticket_[^"]*.
– 123
Jul 28 '15 at 7:17
You are absolutely right, it will get every string till the final"it finds. But I think it is a must to still check for the first"it encounters, like"Ticket_[^"]*". But again it will accept anything just like"Ticket_"which I don't know if it is a requirement.
– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:27
Yourglobal flag is not useful here.
– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:40
Would you mind explaining why? As far as I have used sed, which is very basic, thatgis there just in case there are several "Ticket_..." on the same line, otherwise just the first occurrence will be substituted.
– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:43
well, if there are several"Ticket_.*"matches on the same line,.*eats (at least) from the first through the last, and 1 is the most you can get out of it anyway.
– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:48
2
2
"Ticket_.*" will match the longest possible string between tso quotes, better to use "Ticket_[^"]*.– 123
Jul 28 '15 at 7:17
"Ticket_.*" will match the longest possible string between tso quotes, better to use "Ticket_[^"]*.– 123
Jul 28 '15 at 7:17
You are absolutely right, it will get every string till the final
" it finds. But I think it is a must to still check for the first " it encounters, like "Ticket_[^"]*". But again it will accept anything just like "Ticket_" which I don't know if it is a requirement.– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:27
You are absolutely right, it will get every string till the final
" it finds. But I think it is a must to still check for the first " it encounters, like "Ticket_[^"]*". But again it will accept anything just like "Ticket_" which I don't know if it is a requirement.– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:27
Your
global flag is not useful here.– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:40
Your
global flag is not useful here.– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:40
Would you mind explaining why? As far as I have used sed, which is very basic, that
g is there just in case there are several "Ticket_..." on the same line, otherwise just the first occurrence will be substituted.– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:43
Would you mind explaining why? As far as I have used sed, which is very basic, that
g is there just in case there are several "Ticket_..." on the same line, otherwise just the first occurrence will be substituted.– Isaac
Jul 28 '15 at 7:43
well, if there are several
"Ticket_.*" matches on the same line, .* eats (at least) from the first through the last, and 1 is the most you can get out of it anyway.– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:48
well, if there are several
"Ticket_.*" matches on the same line, .* eats (at least) from the first through the last, and 1 is the most you can get out of it anyway.– mikeserv
Jul 28 '15 at 7:48
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Please edit your question to include sample input and output data. Do these strings occur on new lines, are there other delimeters? etc...
– jasonwryan
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How do you define a "string"? Is "Ticket 1" one string or two? Are the quotes (
") part of the string? Should we assume that a string is anything starting withTicket_until the next whitespace character? How aboutfooTicket_1? Should that be counted? Please edit your question and clarify.– terdon♦
Jul 28 '15 at 7:20