SED: Add html code to whole line.

[geelsu]

I am trying to add some html code to a line that is generated by a bash script.

Here is the line:

Summary of events for server1 for Thu Jun 30 2011

I want it to look like this with a red color:

Summary of events for server1 for Thu Jun 30 2011


I need to append the html tags:

<span style="color=red"> to the beginning AND
</span> to the end.

I've got it somewhat, but when I run the script I get only the word Summary, for example in red. I can't figure out how to grab the whole line and change it. I can not just retype the line word for word because each day it will change i.e. the date for example. The words "Summary of events for" will be consistent, but the date and server name will change.

Do I need to do this in two steps?

Thanks to all you sed masters.

[alf55]

say the script "getdata" is producting:

just another line of data
Summary of events for server1 for Thu Jun 29 2011
Summary of events for server1 for Thu Jun 30 2011
Summary of events for server2for Thu Jun 29 2011
Summary of events for server2 for Thu Jun 30 2011
just another line of data
junk Summary of events for server2for Thu Jun 29 2011

then the command:

getdata | sed 's:\(^Summary of events for .*\):<span style="color=red">\1</span>:'

Which would produce:

just another line of data
<span style="color=red">Summary of events for server1 for Thu Jun 29 2011</span>
<span style="color=red">Summary of events for server1 for Thu Jun 30 2011</span>
<span style="color=red">Summary of events for server2for Thu Jun 29 2011</span>
<span style="color=red">Summary of events for server2 for Thu Jun 30 2011</span>
just another line of data
junk Summary of events for server2for Thu Jun 29 2011