From: darren kirby <bulliver@badcomputer.org>
To: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Inserting text in a specific file in a specific point
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:25:01 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200512131325.07720.bulliver@badcomputer.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <439F34E2.3050004@tuxdoit.com>
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quoth the MARG:
> Hi,
>
> My .bash_profile is:
> ----------------------
> # .bash_profile
>
> # Get the aliases and functions
> if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
> . ~/.bashrc
> fi
>
> # User specific environment and startup programs
>
> PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
>
> export PATH
> unset USERNAME
> ----------------------------
>
> What i'd like to do is from the command prompt or a bash script, insert
> text after the line "PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin".
>
> I've searched the web and tried a few tricks, but one worked :(
>
> Could you help me please
sed is the tool you need.
Try something like:
sed -e '10a\some text\' .bash_profile
> Wam Regards,
> MARG
-d
--
darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org
"...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..."
- Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-12-13 21:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-12-13 20:53 Inserting text in a specific file in a specific point MARG
2005-12-13 21:25 ` darren kirby [this message]
2005-12-13 22:20 ` MARG
2005-12-13 23:17 ` darren kirby
2005-12-13 21:40 ` Scott Taylor
2005-12-13 23:17 ` Glynn Clements
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