Using sed for files in multiple directories
I have a bunch of files in multiple directories with incorrect dates on the first line of each file. I am trying to write a script involving sed and a for loop.
Each file is in its own directory that is made up of the correct date. For example a file might be in: ./2014/06/02/record1 and I would like to replace the date on the first line to read '2014/06/02'.
There are a number of files each in their own directory. How do I use sed and a for loop to achieve this?
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I have a bunch of files in multiple directories with incorrect dates on the first line of each file. I am trying to write a script involving sed and a for loop.
Each file is in its own directory that is made up of the correct date. For example a file might be in: ./2014/06/02/record1 and I would like to replace the date on the first line to read '2014/06/02'.
There are a number of files each in their own directory. How do I use sed and a for loop to achieve this?
sed vi for
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I know there are similar questions but I specifically wanted to focus on the grabbing of part of a directory and using it within a for-loop and inserting into a file.
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I have a bunch of files in multiple directories with incorrect dates on the first line of each file. I am trying to write a script involving sed and a for loop.
Each file is in its own directory that is made up of the correct date. For example a file might be in: ./2014/06/02/record1 and I would like to replace the date on the first line to read '2014/06/02'.
There are a number of files each in their own directory. How do I use sed and a for loop to achieve this?
sed vi for
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I have a bunch of files in multiple directories with incorrect dates on the first line of each file. I am trying to write a script involving sed and a for loop.
Each file is in its own directory that is made up of the correct date. For example a file might be in: ./2014/06/02/record1 and I would like to replace the date on the first line to read '2014/06/02'.
There are a number of files each in their own directory. How do I use sed and a for loop to achieve this?
sed vi for
sed vi for
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I know there are similar questions but I specifically wanted to focus on the grabbing of part of a directory and using it within a for-loop and inserting into a file.
– marzo
5 mins ago
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I know there are similar questions but I specifically wanted to focus on the grabbing of part of a directory and using it within a for-loop and inserting into a file.
– marzo
5 mins ago
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I know there are similar questions but I specifically wanted to focus on the grabbing of part of a directory and using it within a for-loop and inserting into a file.
– marzo
5 mins ago
I know there are similar questions but I specifically wanted to focus on the grabbing of part of a directory and using it within a for-loop and inserting into a file.
– marzo
5 mins ago
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I know there are similar questions but I specifically wanted to focus on the grabbing of part of a directory and using it within a for-loop and inserting into a file.
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