[SOLVED] Sed replace for programming language files

Issue

I am using sed to remove comment characters at the beginning using s/${pn_ere}//. The delimiter ends up being a problem for C++ code when I have the line start being //.

What alternative to / could I use that would be safe to use for most programming languages?

   sed -n "/$beg_re/,/$end_re/ {
      /$beg_re/d ; /$end_re/z; s/${pn_ere}// ; p`

s/${pn_ere}// but have to replace the use of / and use another delimiter. In this way I can handle C++ code where comments start with //.

Solution

You could use "_" for example.

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Answered By - GhostCat

Answer Checked By - Willingham (WPSolving Volunteer)