Replace Marker with XML text with BASH

Question

I want to replace a Marker (like ###marker###) inside a file with XML text (<networkConnector bla="blubb"/>...)

The text i want to insert is already generated in my script and is stored in a variable ($CONNECTIONS)

Is there a simple way to do that with Bash script?

sehe · Answer 1 · 2011-05-31T12:51:07.840

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sed -i "s/###marker###/$CONNECTIONS/g" file.txt

edited May 31 '11 at 12:51

answered May 31 '11 at 12:35

sehe

i tried that long ago. sed: -e expression #1, char 58: unknown option to `s' – Laures May 31 '11 at 12:45
perhaps your $CONNECTIONS contains 'funny' characters. Try something like `sed -i "s~###marker###~$CONNECTIONS~g" file.txt` assuming `~` doesn't occur. (otherwise, post the value of $CONNECTIONS you are testing with) – sehe May 31 '11 at 12:50
just noticed that stackoverflow deleted my example. Connections contains xml so of cause there are some letters that sed doesn't like (for example spaces). I solved my problem using a perl script i found. http://hellem.org/blog/index.php/2010/04/16/bash-insert-content-of-one-file-into-another-file?blog=6 – Laures May 31 '11 at 13:14

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 27 '11 at 08:46

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I solved my problem using a perl script i found.

answered Sep 27 '11 at 08:46

Laures

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