What bash command can be used for regex substitution on a pipe?
cat foo.txt | someprogram
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sed 's/exp1/exp2/g' foo.txt > foo2.txt
Read more at Sed tutorial, Another tutorial, and A small tutorial at Linux HOWTOs
nik
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sed isn't just a program, it's a way of life. – Joseph Kern Jun 15 '09 at 11:24
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You can also use perl one liners if you find you want more regular expression features than sed provides. See this link for a comparison. nik's example would look like:
perl -ple 's/exp1/exp2/g' foo > foo2.txt
Kyle Brandt
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I recently discovered perl -pe, and it's great to have a much more powerful regex engine available :) – Amandasaurus Jan 22 '10 at 15:10
