How to use sed command to replace folder path names in linux?

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How to replace folder path using following command,

sed -i "s/# pidfile: '/var/run/jboss-eap/jboss-eap.pid /# pidfile: '/var/run/jboss-eap/jboss-eap-aa.pid' /g" ks

Error:  sed: -e expression #1, char 20: unknown option to `s'

When I use sed -i "s/sample/hi/g" sam.txt It working fine , but above mentioned expression throws unknown exception. How to resolve this error ? have any idea ?

What is your original text and the text to be replaced? It is not clear this way — Inian
– Inian, Commented Mar 14, 2017 at 14:15

Jesse Bakker · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-14 14:23:32Z

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You need to change the delimiter (/) in your statement, as it is also in your pattern.

sed -i "s@# pidfile: '/var/run/jboss-eap/jboss-eap.pid @# pidfile: '/var/run/jboss-eap/jboss-eap-aa.pid' @g" ks

Here I replaced it wiht @, but you can use any delimiter, as long as it's not part of the pattern text.

edited Mar 14, 2017 at 14:23

answered Mar 14, 2017 at 14:18

Jesse Bakker

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