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The --in-place (or -i) option was not noted in my [paper] reference text - found it in the man file. &nbsp;Works perfectly. &nbsp;Thanks.<br />
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New command:<br />
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sed --in-place '/^&lt;script language=javascript&gt;&lt;\!-- /,/^ --&gt;/c&lt;body&gt;' sedtesttarget.html
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The --in-place (or -i) option was not noted in my [paper] reference text - found it in the man file.  Works perfectly.  Thanks.

New command:

sed --in-place '/^<script language=javascript><\!-- /,/^ -->/c<body>' sedtesttarget.html

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New to sed... I have the following statement that when entered on the command line works properly to make the desired replacement. &nbsp;This version sends the result to stdout. &nbsp;I can also redirect to a new file by appending &quot;&gt;newfile&quot;. &nbsp;But I want to change the original file and when I redirect to the same file name I get an empty file. &nbsp;What am I missing? &nbsp;How do I change the original file?<br />
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sed '/^&lt;script language=javascript&gt;&lt;\!-- /,/^ --&gt;/c&lt;body&gt;' sedtesttarget.html<br />
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Thanks.
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New to sed... I have the following statement that when entered on the command line works properly to make the desired replacement.  This version sends the result to stdout.  I can also redirect to a new file by appending ">newfile".  But I want to change the original file and when I redirect to the same file name I get an empty file.  What am I missing?  How do I change the original file?

sed '/^<script language=javascript><\!-- /,/^ -->/c<body>' sedtesttarget.html

Thanks.

How to use sed to change file contents

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