how about something like: sed -e '/preload/s/$/;help/g' testfile
On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 9:06 AM, Keith M. Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All, > > > > I am in need of a little help with sed. I have Googled it to > death and haven't found anything that can help so here goes. I want to > search a configuration file for a certain element and then append something > to the end of that line. I just want to append to the line no matter what > else is on it. I can do a full replace of the line, but I would rather just > append a new key to the end. The reason I want to append is some config > files may have more keys than others. > > > > EXAMPLE: > > Searching for this element (preload): preload=fastbox;valid > > It may also look like this: preload=fastbox;valid;eye > > Appended line after sed: preload=fastbox;valid;xalid > > > > > > Keith M Richard > > State of Louisiana > > Office of Group Benefits > > IT Tech Support Specialist 3 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > -- Have Mercy & Say Yeah _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
