How to use sed to change references to directories?

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So I know how to use sed -i 's/string/new-string/g' *.* but I'm trying to change all references to a directory structure and I don't know the proper format for the command.

Example: I want to change 'myfolder/mysubfolder' to 'myfolder'.

So if there's a string in a file that says 'myfolder/mysubfolder/file.txt' I want it to say 'myfolder/file.txt'.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 22 '15 at 03:51

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You are on right track, just need to escape the /

sed -i 's/myfolder\/mysubfolder/myfolder/g' *.*

answered Jan 22 '15 at 03:51

Amit

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I figured it would be some kind of escape but didn't know if sed worked the same way. Thanks. – o_O Jan 22 '15 at 03:53

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 22 '15 at 03:51

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sed -i 's#myfolder/mysubfolder#myfolder#g' *.*

I used a delimiter other than / to avoid having to escape the / in the string.

answered Jan 22 '15 at 03:51

Barmar

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That's a good solution as well. Thanks. – o_O Jan 22 '15 at 03:54

How to use sed to change references to directories?

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