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I am looking for a way to replace a string in a file with a string that contains a slash by using sed.

connect="192.168.100.61/foo"

srcText="foo.bar=XPLACEHOLDERX"

echo $srcText | sed "s/XPLACEHOLDERX/$connect"

The result is:

sed: -e Expression #1, Character 32: Unknown option for `s'

sed

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I am looking for a way to replace a string in a file with a string that contains a slash by using sed.

connect="192.168.100.61/foo"

srcText="foo.bar=XPLACEHOLDERX"

echo $srcText | sed "s/XPLACEHOLDERX/$connect"

The result is:

sed: -e Expression #1, Character 32: Unknown option for `s'

sed

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edited 17 hours ago

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I am looking for a way to replace a string in a file with a string that contains a slash by using sed.

connect="192.168.100.61/foo"

srcText="foo.bar=XPLACEHOLDERX"

echo $srcText | sed "s/XPLACEHOLDERX/$connect"

The result is:

sed: -e Expression #1, Character 32: Unknown option for `s'

sed

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connect="192.168.100.61/foo"

srcText="foo.bar=XPLACEHOLDERX"

echo $srcText | sed "s/XPLACEHOLDERX/$connect"

sed: -e Expression #1, Character 32: Unknown option for `s'

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Use another character as delimiter in the s command:

printf '%sn' "$srcText" | sed "s|XPLACEHOLDERX|$connect|"

Or escape the slashes with ksh93's ${var//pattern/replacement} parameter expansion operator (now also supported by zsh, bash, mksh, yash and recent versions of busybox sh).

printf '%sn' "$srcText" | sed "s/XPLACEHOLDERX/${connect////\/}/"

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If your shell supports it:

"${srcText/XPLACEHOLDERX/$connect}"

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31

Use another character as delimiter in the s command:

printf '%sn' "$srcText" | sed "s|XPLACEHOLDERX|$connect|"

Or escape the slashes with ksh93's ${var//pattern/replacement} parameter expansion operator (now also supported by zsh, bash, mksh, yash and recent versions of busybox sh).

printf '%sn' "$srcText" | sed "s/XPLACEHOLDERX/${connect////\/}/"

share|improve this answer

edited 16 hours ago

Stéphane Chazelas

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answered Jun 1 '12 at 9:53

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  +1 for second way. first one does not work on freebsd.
  
  – ibrahim
  Jul 8 '14 at 11:11
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

31

Use another character as delimiter in the s command:

printf '%sn' "$srcText" | sed "s|XPLACEHOLDERX|$connect|"

Or escape the slashes with ksh93's ${var//pattern/replacement} parameter expansion operator (now also supported by zsh, bash, mksh, yash and recent versions of busybox sh).

printf '%sn' "$srcText" | sed "s/XPLACEHOLDERX/${connect////\/}/"

share|improve this answer

edited 16 hours ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  +1 for second way. first one does not work on freebsd.
  
  – ibrahim
  Jul 8 '14 at 11:11
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Use another character as delimiter in the s command:

printf '%sn' "$srcText" | sed "s|XPLACEHOLDERX|$connect|"

Or escape the slashes with ksh93's ${var//pattern/replacement} parameter expansion operator (now also supported by zsh, bash, mksh, yash and recent versions of busybox sh).

printf '%sn' "$srcText" | sed "s/XPLACEHOLDERX/${connect////\/}/"

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edited 16 hours ago

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printf '%sn' "$srcText" | sed "s|XPLACEHOLDERX|$connect|"

printf '%sn' "$srcText" | sed "s/XPLACEHOLDERX/${connect////\/}/"

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If your shell supports it:

"${srcText/XPLACEHOLDERX/$connect}"

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If your shell supports it:

"${srcText/XPLACEHOLDERX/$connect}"

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If your shell supports it:

"${srcText/XPLACEHOLDERX/$connect}"

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"${srcText/XPLACEHOLDERX/$connect}"

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