strange problem with sed

[bernd]

hy group

i know, this is a frequently question answered many times but...
i simply couldn't get it to work!

i try to substitute in sed a variable like:

echo "hammel=bammel" | sed -e "s/hammel/$HOME/"

i've read a lot about using doublequotes and stuff but i get:

$ echo "hammel=bammel" | sed -e "s/hammel/$HOME/"
sed: -e expression #1, char 11: Unknown option to `s'

maybe i'm just to stupid but i realy going crasy about this...

any help really appreciate

thanx in advance

bernd

[Warren Block]

bernd <bernd@thebc.ch> wrote:

> $ echo "hammel=bammel" | sed -e "s/hammel/$HOME/"
> sed: -e expression #1, char 11: Unknown option to `s'

Hint:

echo "s/hammel/$HOME/"

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[John Wingate]

Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote:

> bernd <bernd@thebc.ch> wrote:

>> $ echo "hammel=bammel" | sed -e "s/hammel/$HOME/"
>> sed: -e expression #1, char 11: Unknown option to `s'

> Hint:

> echo "s/hammel/$HOME/"

You are not limited to using "/" as the delimiter. Warren's hint shows
why another delimiter may be useful at times. Bernd will have better
luck with:

echo "hammel=bammel" | sed -e "s:hammel:$HOME:"

(if there are no colons in "$HOME").

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