On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 06:56:11PM -0700, Michael Heth wrote: > Is it possible to use grep to do the following? > > find > > <!-- begin header --> > > all kinds of HTML here > > <!-- end header --> > > and replace with > > <!-- begin header --> > > new HTML here > > <!-- end header --> > > using the HTML comment tags as the delimiters. > > And if the answer is yes, is there anyone who would be nice enough to > list the grep terms to get it to work?
Yes, that's a straightforward search and replace. Find <!-- begin header -->(?s:.*)<!-- end header --> Replace <!-- begin header --> new HTML here <!-- end header --> (?s) allows . to match newlines. Ronald -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Have a feature request? Not sure the software's working correctly? If so, please send mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not to the list. List FAQ: <http://www.barebones.com/support/lists/bbedit_talk.shtml> List archives: <http://www.listsearch.com/BBEditTalk.lasso> To unsubscribe, send mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
