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mostworld77
mostworld77

Reputation: 427

sed insert before specific character

Im trying to sed insert:

echo "usr_web88_2" | sed 's/^\(usr\_\)'

but I can't find a solution

I have this string:

usr_web88_2

and want to add backslashes before the underscores like this:

usr\_web88\_2

Can anybody help me? thank you..

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4174

Answers (1)

petiepooo
petiepooo

Reputation: 226

echo "usr_web88_2" | sed 's/_/\\_/g'

The g means global, which applies the expression to each match it finds on a line, not just the first.

Upvotes: 5

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