AWK - Replace text

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SamG

2007-04-19, 9:56 pm

How do i replace text in a file with some text passed into a variable
say

$var in my script using awk. Assuming this text is fairly huge. About
1000 characters

Janis Papanagnou

2007-04-19, 9:56 pm

SamG wrote:
> How do i replace text in a file with some text passed into a variable
> say

Would you mind making your question clearer; an example also helps
to make clear what you want.

To replace text in a data stream use awk's sub (or gsub) function;
and the substitution string may be provided using an awk variable.

Janis

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> $var in my script using awk. Assuming this text is fairly huge. About
> 1000 characters
>

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