Issue
I am trying to find out if it is possible to edit a file in a single sed command without manually streaming the edited content into a new file and then renaming the new file to the original file name. I tried the -i
option but my Solaris system said that -i
is an illegal option. Is there a different way?
Solution
The -i
option streams the edited content into a new file and then renames it behind the scenes, anyway.
Example:
sed -i 's/STRING_TO_REPLACE/STRING_TO_REPLACE_IT/g' filename
while on macOS you need:
sed -i '' 's/STRING_TO_REPLACE/STRING_TO_REPLACE_IT/g' filename
Answered By - choroba Answer Checked By - David Goodson (WPSolving Volunteer)