CODEWITHSUNDEEP
linuxbashsed
Python Novice
Python Novice

Reputation: 2210

Sed not working correctly

I'm trying to insert some lines into a directive in the Apache conf file, so that this is the final output:

<Directory />
Order deny,allow    
Deny from all
Options None
AllowOverride None
</Directory>

I tried just to verify that it works: 

http_file=/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
sed -n "<Directory /> a\Deny from all" $http_file

But it gives this error: sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command: '<'.

So I escaped the special characters and tried this:

sed -n "/\<Directory \/\>/ a\Deny from all" $http_file

But it still doesn't work.

What am I missing?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 185

Answers (1)

anubhava
anubhava

Reputation: 786091

Use this sed:

sed -n '/<Directory *\/>/ a\
Deny from all' "$http_file"

Upvotes: 1

Related Questions