Sed find replace combination with less sign and slash and more sign

Question

I have a stumbling block with sed replace (Linux shell)

I need to replace

</test>

to

</test1>

tried

sed -i 's/<\/test>/</test1>/g'

and similar variants -but still no luck...so thanks for any hint to try

You missed `\/` in the replacement half. – Etan Reisner Apr 30 '15 at 17:13 — Etan Reisner, Apr 30 '15 at 17:13
Thanks for a hint ! Now I've got it working – Serge Apr 30 '15 at 17:37 — Serge, Apr 30 '15 at 17:37

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 30 '15 at 17:27

1

Try this:

echo '</test>' | sed 's|</test>|</test1>|'

answered Apr 30 '15 at 17:27

Cyrus

This would be better with an explanation (even a succinct explanation) of what you've done. – Jonathan Leffler Apr 30 '15 at 17:37

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 30 '15 at 17:37

0

For what you tried, you need to escape the slash in the replacement string:

sed -i 's/<\/test>/<\/test1>/g'

Or change the regex boundary marker character:

sed -i 's%</test>%</test1>%g'

answered Apr 30 '15 at 17:37

Jonathan Leffler

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