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Re: [TCLUG:10363] Using sed and evironmental variables



Quoting Eric M. Hopper (hopper@omnifarious.mn.org):
> 	You could try:
> 
> cat file | sed -e "s/FOO/$FOO/g"
> 
> 	Of course, if $FOO contains any '/'s or '\'s you still have
> problems.
> 
> Have fun (if at all possible),

No, the double-quotes do not work. If I use double-quotes then it does not
subsititue anything at all.

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