[SOLVED] sed dead redemption...

[masam]

hehe. sorry, thought it was funny.

so i am trying to edit sshd_conf files to change the "#Port 22" to "Port 22" from a script.

I have tried this many different ways.

sshs1='s/#Port 22/Port 22/g'
sed $sshs1 /home/l/Desktop/test

the reason i have it as a string in this instance is because $sshs1 gets a variable, but im not working on that right yet.
I've tried changing the ' to ` and ".
this is what i get:

'
sed: -e expression #1, char 7: unterminated `s' command

`
sed: -e expression #1, char 8: extra characters after command
sed: -e expression #1, char 8: extra characters after command

"
sed: -e expression #1, char 7: unterminated `s' command

i know it may have to do with my regex, but i cant seem to find a decent tut. to point me in the right direction.

thanks in advance

[Kloschüssel]

sshs1='s/#Port 22/Port 22/g'
sed $sshs1 /home/l/Desktop/test

should probably read as

sshs1='s/#Port 22/Port 22/g'
sed "$sshs1" /home/l/Desktop/test

you see: no regex problems at all. a bash guide may be more helpful in your case.

[masam]

haha!!
that was awesome, but you are probably right about that.
thank you for the enlightenment though.