sample.dat file content: '1220',SHE-3,'2006-06-01','Insecta','Coleoptera','Dytiscidae''Stictotarsus' '1174',SHE-3,'2006-06-01','Insecta','Diptera','Simulidae''Prosimulium' '1175',SHE-3,'2006-06-01','Insecta','Diptera','Simulidae''Simuliae' '1185',SHE-3,'2006-06-01','Insecta','Ephemeroptera','Baetidae''Acentrella' '1194',SHE-3,'2006-06-01','Insecta','Diptera','Chironomidae''Diamesa' '1926',SHE-3,'2006-06-01','Insecta','Diptera','Chironomidae''Pseudosmittia'
Simple command line: sed 's/SHE-3/21/' sample.dat $ grep SHE-3 sample.dat '1220',SHE-3,'2006-06-01','Insecta','Coleoptera','Dytiscidae''Stictotarsus' '1174',SHE-3,'2006-06-01','Insecta','Diptera','Simulidae''Prosimulium' '1175',SHE-3,'2006-06-01','Insecta','Diptera','Simulidae''Simuliae' '1185',SHE-3,'2006-06-01','Insecta','Ephemeroptera','Baetidae''Acentrella' '1194',SHE-3,'2006-06-01','Insecta','Diptera','Chironomidae''Diamesa' '1926',SHE-3,'2006-06-01','Insecta','Diptera','Chironomidae''Pseudosmittia' What have I done wrong? Rich _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
