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jim mcnamara · Jun 20th, 2005, 10:07 AM

awk solution:

awk ' {if(/AB/) 
       { print "CDE" $0} 
       else 
         {print $0}
       } ' filename

filename contents:

AB
PDQ
PLMAB

output from awk:

CDEAB
PDQ
CDEPLMAB

Jun 20th, 2005, 10:07 AM	#2
jim mcnamara Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 228 Rep Power: 4	awk solution: (Toggle Plain Text) awk ' {if(/AB/) { print "CDE" $0} else {print $0} } ' filename awk ' {if(/AB/) { print "CDE" $0} else {print $0} } ' filename filename contents: (Toggle Plain Text) AB PDQ PLMAB AB PDQ PLMAB output from awk: (Toggle Plain Text) CDEAB PDQ CDEPLMAB CDEAB PDQ CDEPLMAB