>Usually sed gives such problem when you have variable in it. Are >you sure $a does not have any char which will break the >expression ? (like '/ char)
The string $a does have comma(,) and dot(.) characters. But, it worked for me when I gave the command *(sed -i "/some_x,a.b.c/ d" file_b)* in the prompt. >BTW, looks like you are doing a while loop did you try echoing all >the lines ? Yes. The text was printed correctly. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
