Re: Inserting text in a specific file in a specific point

[MARG <lists@tuxdoit.com>]

Hi Darren,

Thank you for your answer.

I tried that already and it works.

Problem is,  it is assuming that the PATH line is line 10 and in other
systems it may not be.

Any ideas ?

Warm Regards,
MARG
PS: Thank you Scott for the cool link.


darren kirby wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
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