Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 13:00:29 +0100 From: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Why does 'sed' delete my input file? Message-ID: <20020531130029.B28925@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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This is a simple question, but I can't find the answer. The Daemonnews article that seems to answer it is missing the graphics with the screenshots. If I want to replace all occurrences of 'foo' in a file, this is what I tried: sed s/foo/bar/g file1 > file1 But this deletes (overwrites?) the contents of the file. What did I do wrong? Thanks... NOTE: Please CC me, as I am not currently subscribed. Thanks. jm -- My other computer is your windows box. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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