Re: Need help with SED

What does sed -v or sed --version say?
Always helpful to know what version.

What is the error message when you don't 
use -i and use "move junk.txt" instead?

s/1\.0101/1.0400/g is safer (very picky).

Does it work without the "%%a" syntax?
In other words, try a simple case first,
to narrow down where the problem is.

Daniel

--- In [email protected], kn srivastava <k-n-s@...> wrote:
>
> sed: cannot rename ./sedDOSSUX: File exists
> 
> I get the above message.
> 
> Regards
> Kailash
> 
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Amarendra Godbole
> <Amarendra_Godbole@...> wrote:
> > I place editing can be problematic which is why classic sed does not touch the original file. This is a gnu extension (a move to make it more user friendly but broken in my opinion). So you should have gnu sed on windows. Secondly make sure the -i switch is not broken for your version. Thirdly tell us what does it complain and maybe I can help further.
> >
> > -ag
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> > On Feb 15, 2013, at 2:51 AM, "goshainganj" <k-n-s@...> wrote:
> >
> >> @echo off
> >> dir /b /s | find ".pscx" > mydir.txt
> >> pushd .
> >> for /F "delims==" %%a in (mydir.txt) do (
> >>    echo "%%a"
> >>    sed -i "s/1.0101/1.0400/g" "%%a" > junk.txt
> >>    move junk.txt "%%a"
> >> )
> >> popd
> >> del mydir.txt
> >> -------------------
> >>
> >> I wrote the above code to change 1.0101 to 1.0400 in all .pscx files in all directories from where I am executing this batch file.
> >>
> >> I read SED manual and it said -i option would directly change .pscx files but it complained. So I directed the output to junk.txt. I wanted to move junk.txt back to .pscx file. It is this part of the above script that's not working.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions why -i is not working and how I can make the above to work?
> >>
> >> Thanx
> >> Kailash
> >>
> >>
> >>
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