Re: manipulating .ly with bash - echo drops \

[Jonathan Kulp]

Rob Canning wrote:
> Jonathan Kulp wrote:
> > Rob Canning wrote:
> >
> > > > first thing i would like to do is insert some additional stuff one 
> > > > line under the 'version "2.10" line.
> >
> > Ah.  I overlooked this part.  The script I put in the other email 
> > won't put the text in the right place like you want.  I guess your 
> > "dirty" solution is better :)
> >
> > Jon
> hi jon,
>
> this is the clean way... a friend on irc just helped me clean up my life :)
>
> sed -e"/version/r $2" $1
Awesome!  That works perfectly!  It's certainly easier on the eyes... ;-)

> i really need to learn sed properly
> its a really powerfull way of editing lilypond scores

Me too.  Right now I'm working on big projects that use LaTeX and BibTex 
and only do scripting if there's a particular task I'm trying to solve. 
 I could definitely use some sed skills now and then...

I'm saving this script for use in other contexts later.  Thanks for 
sharing :)

Jon
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