Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!ames!scubed!piaget!jc From: jc@piaget.UUCP (John Cornelius) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Sed question Message-ID: <140@piaget.UUCP> Date: Wed, 17-Dec-86 22:27:36 EST Article-I.D.: piaget.140 Posted: Wed Dec 17 22:27:36 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Dec-86 20:45:14 EST References: <107@dcl-csvax.comp.lancs.ac.uk> Reply-To: jc@piaget.UUCP (John Cornelius, System Manager) Distribution: world Organization: International Widget Lines: 15 In article <107@dcl-csvax.comp.lancs.ac.uk> david@comp.lancs.ac.uk (David T. Coffield) writes: >In "sed" how can does one form a command to do the following: > >Take file A, find the first line beginning with a 150, >append a line of text at that point and then write out >file A (all of it) with the newly inserted line. > I suppose you could try /^150/a\-- John Cornelius (...!sdcsvax!piaget!jc)